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NR 506 Health Policy analysis 2022 | Mental health care access

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HEALTH POLICY ANALYSIS: MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS IN VIRGINIA BY MARY LEDOUX CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING NR 506 HEALTH CARE POLICY DR. HANKINS FEBRUARY 2, 2020 PROBLEM STATEMENT How ... do we improve mental health access care in Virginia? BACKGROUND ON A NATIONAL LEVEL…  56% of American adults with mental illness did not receive treatment (MHA, 2018)  50% of psychiatric illnesses begin by age 14 and 75% begin by age 24 (NAMI, 2019)  90% of people who die by suicide had shown symptoms of a mental health condition (NAMI, 2019)  9.6 million Americans experience suicidal ideations (MHA, 2018)  Over 65% of pediatricians reported they lacked mental and behavioral health knowledge and skills (NAMI, 2019)  111 million Americans live in mental health professional shortage areas (MHA, 2018) BACKGROUND IN VIRGINIA…  Virginia ranks 42nd in the country overall for mental health workforce availability (MHA, 2018)  Ratio of patients to a mental health provider 730 : 1  Ratio of patients to a psychiatrist 30,000 : 1  Of the children in Virginia diagnosed with a serious mental illness, approximately 63% or 48,000 did not receive mental health service (MHA, 2018)  Approximately 300,000 adults live with mental health and substance abuse disorders (NAMI, 2019)  13.4% of deaths in Virginia werecausedbysuicide(CDC LANDSCAPE WHO ARE THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS?  State Legislatures  Mental Health Providers  Physicians  Physicians Assistants  Nurse Practitioners  Mental health counselors or clinicians  Healthcare Organizations  Medical staff  Insurance Plans  Patients and their families OPTIONS Increase access by providing same-day access to mental health care Telehealth services  Start screening process early to identify and treat mental health illness  Develop a workforce initiative to train and educate PCPs on how to better manage and treat mental health illness (PAs, NPs)  Respond to the shortage of PROPOSED RECOMMENDATION Develop a workforce initiative to train, and educate primary care providers on how to better manage mental health [Show More]

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