persuasive essay

Writing Activity 3: Rough Draft

Rough Draft

This paper will discuss mental health screening in public schools. Mental Health refers to the state of the wellbeing of a person, and it is concerned about the nature of the mind (Prochaska et al., 1). Psychologists refer to mental health as the state of psychological as well as emotional wellbeing of a person. Mental health screening in public schools is an assessment of the students to determine if they are at the risk of mental health illness (Prochaska et al., 1). This screening may be done using a systematic process or tool with a particular population, such as a group of students or the student's body of a school (Prochaska et al., 1). Mental health screening in public schools plays a significant role in providing students with access the mental health services, reducing barriers to learning and has resulted in positive behavioral and educational outcomes. Mental health screening in public schools plays a significant role in providing students with access to mental health services because it's reducing barriers to learning, has resulted in positive behavioral, and educational outcomes.

The people I want to persuade in this paper are students in public schools who show signs of mental illness. Mental health screening in public schools not only helps students to access to mental health services but also provides clinicians and researchers with important information about the preference of the condition in schools which could help them improve clinical policy, practice and research (Lane et al.,2). Researchers get to interact with students closely, which allows them to gather a lot of information about the mental status of the students.

Mental health screening in public schools helps students to access mental health services quickly. Most students in public schools experience significant mental health issues but do not have access to the support they need (Gadeberg & Norredam, 3). This is basically because there has not been established as a reliable approach to identification and referrals for the intervention of this condition in public schools. Introduction of screening in public schools is a great approach for the identification of students with mental issues. This will help clinicians to identify the problems early enough and make interventions before they become deeply entrenched (Gadeberg & Norredam,3).

Screening in public schools also reduces the barrier to learning. Mental health involves social, emotional, and psychological wellbeing. It significantly influences the way people think, act, and feel. It also determines how we make choices, handle stress, and relate to others. Negative psychological, emotional, and social behaviors are a significant barrier to learning for students. Screening helps to identify these negative behaviors early enough in students so that necessary intervention measures can be applied to mitigate the conditions (Prochaska et al.,1).

Screening helps to identify these negative behaviors early enough in students so that necessary intervention measures can be applied to mitigate the conditions (Prochaska et al., 1). Negative psychological, emotional, and social behaviors are a significant barrier to learning for students. Screening helps to identify these negative behaviors early enough in students so that necessary intervention measures can be applied to mitigate the conditions (Prochaska et al., 1).

Multiple types of research have shown that students who have undergone mental screening in public schools have positive behavioral and educational outcomes (Burns & Rapee 4). This is because mental health clinicians can identify the condition early enough, and therefore, it becomes easy to provide necessary interventions. Mental health interventions help students to make informed decisions, handle stress in the right way, and relate to other students well. Once they can handle stress, it becomes easy for them to get involved in the learning process, which significantly improves their educational outcomes (Prochaska et al., 1).

Mental health interventions help students to make informed decisions, handle stress in the right way, and relate to other students well. Once they can handle stress, it becomes easy for them to get involved in the learning process, which significantly improves their educational outcomes (Prochaska et al., 1).

Stigma is one major factor for students to seek mental health services. Students feel uncomfortable to share their feelings and experiences with other people because they feel ashamed and that people may be unable to help them (Gracy et al., 5). This results in students struggling alone with the condition for a long time. Mental health issues before were described as part of normal behavior or was masked by alcohol or drug abuse rather than be being diagnosed with an actual problem (Gracy et al., 5).

Providing mental health screening in public schools will help to fight mental health illness among students. This will not only help to improve mental healthcare for young people but also for their families everywhere. This will also help to reduce the stigma associated with mental health illness. Public schools can help students to seek help and feel more comfortable when talking about mental health. This will make it easier to provide intervention measures early enough before they become deeply entrenched. This will prevent many complications which come as a result of untreated mental illness.

Sources

· ReferencesProchaska, J. D., Le, V. D., Baillargeon, J., & Temple, J. R. (2016). Utilization of professional mental health services related to population-level screening for anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder among public high school students. Community mental health journal, 52(6), 691-700.

· Lane, K. L., Oakes, W. P., Crocker, J., & Weist, M. D. (2017). Building strong partnerships: Education and mental health systems working together to advance behavioral health screening in schools. Report on emotional & behavioral disorders in youth, 17(4), 93

· Gadeberg, A. K., & Norredam, M., (2016). Urgent need for validated trauma and mental health screening tools for refugee children and youth. European child & adolescent psychiatry, 25(8), 929-931.

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· Burns, J. R., & Rapee, R. M. (2016). Screening for mental health risk in high schools: The development of the Youth RADAR. Psychological assessment, 28(10), 1220.

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Feedback Reflection

Feedback from Writing Activity 2:

This is too vague. Remember, your position must be specific and debatable. What does "more noticeable" even mean? Indeed, more cases are being diagnosed, because we know more than we did hundreds of years ago. There's no argument there. Try to come up with something specific and debatable about mental health. For example, you might argue that public schools have mandatory mental health screenings. Or, one of the options from the list I gave you had to do with prescribing psychotropic drugs to minors. You might take a closer look at that. But, you need to have a clear, specific, and debatable topic. Let me know if you have questions.

How Feedback Was Used:

I was able to research the points recommended by the instructor, which has helped me to improve the quality of writing this paper. Now I have a better understanding of how an essay should be written. I understand the research process better and will be able to do a more thorough job on my feature papers and assignments.

How Feedback Will Help You with Future Writing:

It will help me to be less vague, more specific, and most definitely more debatable on my position. It will make me more confident in my writing, and not leaving me second guessing myself.