Mental health of mothers, fathers, and families in general

There are so many misconceptions about mental health and so many stressors in the world we live in today. I think mental health is very important for parents to be able to maintain a healthy living environment for their children and to nurture them. The mental health of children is vital because it affects their ability to learn and develop. I learned that mental health diseases are hard to diagnose not only in America but worldwide. Difficult diagnosis leads to a large number of people who need help that aren’t being treated. I also discovered in places like Brazil it is difficult to institutionalize people with severe mental health problems. Ignoring mental health issues can lead to violence and crime in any community and treatment is the very important, although, I think mental health can strongly be overlooked in any society because it is so hard to diagnose or recognize. I plan to definitely keep what I have learned in mind and look for warning signs in my family members and others who I come in contact with professionally, so that help and intervention can occur as soon as possible.