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Annotated Bibliography: Deinstitutionalization and Mental Health Vanessa Papania Kenneth Lam October 17, 2014 210827681 Statement about Essay: I plan to write my paper on deinstitutionalization and mental health policies. Mental health is such a large issue in Canada and affordable care is scarce. I plan to discuss the stigma around mental health, the lack of accessibility of care for mentally ill patients, strategies for justice and equity for the mentally ill, mental health promotion and the next steps. Reference 1: Yearwood-Lee, E. (2008). Mental Health Policies: Historical Overview. Vancouver: British Columbia Legislative Library. This book documents the importance of shifting the dominance …show more content…

The article states that mental health policy must establish a clear vision, values, principles and objectives while also having a plan that outlines the strategies and tools that will be used in order to achieve these goals. One plan that some developing countries have implemented include the addition of large occupational health services, in some multinational companies. These are services in the workplace that generally increase the income of employees, promote and encourage access to education, and improve working conditions. This plan will have a positive effect on the mental health of employees. This article also tells us that many workers are forced to move to new countries in order to find work with more suitable working conditions or higher salaries, etc. This causes a significant amount of negative stress that can lead to an increased risk of poverty, and difficulties integrating with the community, along with a lack of support groups. I plan to use this information to support my statements surrounding stress and stigmatization. Mental health issues are often misconceived and it is often believed there is no treatment. Mental health patients rely on mental health services provided by government and they should not have to suffer in silence because of deinstitutionalization. It is important that the services remain

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