Question

In this task, you will engage in policy analysis. Choose a health policy (either current or past), either at the state or federal level, to analyse in this task.

Chosen Policy: Mental health policy in Australia

For details regarding Mental Health Policy in Australia kindly follow below link

https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/0e102c2f-694b-4949-84fb-e5db1c941a58/aihw-hse-211.pdf.aspx?inline=true

Targets, Stakeholders and their Representation

• Who is the target of the policy (the subject of the discourse)?

• Who are the other stakeholders identified in the policy? Describe key institutional structures, agencies and workforce capacity building.

• How are the subjects of the policy being represented?

• How are different social groups portrayed in this policy and what implications does this have?

• Are there any moral judgements expressed in this representation?

Note: If possible kindly provide references from where it will be written

Answer 1

Mental health refers to, how well a person functions in relation to their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Mental health focuses on an individual psychological, emotional and social well being.

Mental illness refers to a range of developmental and behavioral disorders that affect the way a person behaves, thinks and feels about themselves and the world around them.

*The target of the policy is based on the determinants of Mental Health:

Biological:

# Sex: Females are more prone

#Age: People over 65 years and adolescents are more prone

Behavioural:

#Illicit drug use

#Alcohol Overconsumption

Social :

#Low socio-economic status

#Unemployment

Physical Environment :

#Living in a rural/remote area

#Isolation

*Stake Holders:

# Consumers, Consumer is the central stakeholder

#Providers

#Insurers

#Employers

#Policy Makers

*The specialists who were involved in the policy are:

#Nurses

#Psychiatrists

#Psychologists

The numbers of qualified providers for children and youth services for the continuum of services needed from health to serious disorders is well below population needs

*Acute beds are often occupied by inappropriately by those who actually need long-term care. Supported accommodation in the community as well as community transitional services

Where the individuals present with multiple needs, current statutory services react in inflexible and fragmented ways. It is often NGO's that are most able to show the flexibilities needed to join these separate service components

There are many governments and non-government organizations and stakeholders who have an influence over the social and environmental determinants of health

There are many governments and non-government organizations and stakeholders who have the influence over the determinants of the health.

Healthcare is a significant determinant of health and is contributing factor the health status experienced by most people

Empowering the individuals and communities, they can have a chance in participating in decision making regarding their health

Promotes public awareness campaign, anti-tobacco legislation and provides assistance for individuals.

Here the main aim is to break down cultural beliefs and encourages them to visit a doctor and discuss regarding their mental and physical problems.

*In the rural and remote areas, there is great geographical variations were described in access to psychiatrists

Some areas are considering providing incentives for services in rural and remote areas with an indigenous population

In the rural and remote area's access to qualified staff is limited thus, therefore, need an ongoing consultation and support from specialist mental health staff to meet the demands of the underserved populations.

*Here coming to the morality the basic principle to achieve a good mental health to the maxim the consumers have to participate in the decision making process.

Sometimes a good and conduct mental health, there will be a chance of some morality may occur

For eg: Here the main aim of the health policy is to break down/sacrifice for their cultural beliefs and encourages them to visit a doctor and discuss regarding their mental /psychological problems and physical problems (or )get assistance from the specialist regarding the "To quit from tobacco chewing their cultural beliefs......)