The mental health of families, mothers, and fathers are important because it is vital for the child to survive and have a stable mental health of their own. Mental health affects children in a lot of ways, rather parents are aware or not, and if it is not being treated it can be bad for both the parents and the child. There are constantly cases being heard on the news of mothers or fathers killing their children over petty things such as the mom having a new boyfriend so he kills the kids or dad has a new girlfriend so she kills the kids. These are the people who need help. The bible mentions to us that there is always warnings before destruction. So once a threat is made, it should not be taken lightly. There was another case in the news were a mom, intentionally drove her and the kids into a river. The most important thing to know is that the kids are innocent. They have no dealings with what you are going through, so why should they have to suffer. Having a parent(s) who suffers with mental health issues put a big toll on the child. They suffer both, physically, emotionally, psychologically, and eventually become a mental health victim themselves.
Mental health data, along with a range of family demographic information, were collected from over 4600 families in Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, a nationally representative cohort study. It ranged from ages 4-5 and 8-9. The results were as followed: both cohorts of children had greater mental health distress with higher SDQ scores on average if their mother or father had a mental health problem. For children aged 8–9 years, a history of mental health problems in maternal grandmothers and grandfathers was associated with higher SDQ scores in grandchildren, after controlling for maternal and paternal mental health and other family characteristics. For children aged 4–5 years, only a mental health history in paternal grandfathers was associated with higher SDQ scores.
Learning this new information but me into the perspective that no matter where you are in the world, mental health always remains the same. The moral is The mental health histories of both parents and grandparents play an important role in the social and emotional well-being of young children. This helps me in my future work to treat who are mental health victims with much delicacy, and get them the help they deserve.
Hancock, K. (november 9, 2013). A three generation study of the mental health relationships between grandparents, parents and children. 1-1. doi:10.1186/1471-244X-13-299
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Great entry, Chanelle.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your poat about Mental Illness. It is often forgotten about when it comes to maintaining the overall health of families and mother's. Also, the mental health history of the mother and father should be something physicians should look at more frequently before, during, and after pregnancy to monitor both family and baby social and emotional development. It's so common that wenonky associatebeing unwell as physical and not mental or emotional- especially for mothers. Also, mental illnesses aren't things people can shake off or cure by going outside. Itnrequires the same care as being physically ill as well as constant monitoring for the health and safety of that person and their family.
Great insight into a less talked about discussion..
Chanelle,
ReplyDeleteGreat post about mental health. It is so important and needs to be talked about more in our society. You are right about how we are always hearing about unstable mothers or fathers killing their children due to their mental illnesses. The U.S. is definitely behind the times with having insurance cover parts of mental health illnesses. There are other countries who provide services to their citizens and it is completely covered under insurance. Thanks for sharing.
Jennifer