Mental Health Policy Analysis

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Mental Health Policy Mental health policy is basically organised set of objectives, values and principles for action in order to improve mental health of the targeted population. A mental health plan and policy is important for coordinating entire activities and services relating to mental health. Thus, without an adequate plans and polices the mental disorders are expected to be treated in a fragmented and inefficient manner (www.nice.org.uk, 2015). Thus according to Ham (2012) clear mental health policy is a powerful and essential instrument for mental health section in every ministry of health. When they are implemented and formulated properly by various programs and plans, the policy works on significantly impacting on mental health …show more content…

Frameworks organise inquiry through relationships and elements among elements which needs to be considered for theory generation (www.nice.org.uk, 2015). Agenda settings are the stage of issue sorting that smaller number of various problems faced by society raises the decision makers’ attention. Under formulation stages, the decision making bodies and legislatures enact and design policies. Under implementation stages, these policies are carried out by government and stage of evaluation is considered (Walt & Gilson, 1994; Walt 2003). Promoting Change across All Policy Marmot Review’s (2012) aim to develop condition which allows an individual for taking greater control of their lives as a result will influence on their health along with their family. For this a conceptual framework was developed that highlights the six policy aim for aching health equity in every policy and effective delivery systems and evidence based interventions (Marmot, 2012). The Conceptual …show more content…

At present Improving Access to Psychological therapies (IAPT) initiatives and ‘New ways of working policy’ is a case that will explain how National Service Framework for Mental Health (NSF–MH) will be used for illustrating how policy aimed to reduce health inequalities and how effectively it can be implemented (National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health UK, 2007). Thus, not referring to a directly public health initiates, it is often characterised through various factors of public health campaign focusing on promoting health and wellbeing, reducing long term unemployment and health inequalities and dependency on various agencies working together effectively (National Institute for Mental Health in England,

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