MENTAL HEALTH : MORE COMPLEX THAN SURGERY
Jenyfer Joy Western Sydney University
THE MASK OF MENTAL ILLNESS
THE COST
CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS
GLOBAL IMPACT
OVERVIEW AIM: Implement a national online mental health screening survey which aims to improve mental health.
WHY: Mental illness is affecting more people than ever before. The conventional treatments no longer work.
SUSTAINABLE: Utilising technology to ensure a long term solution.
45% of Australians will experience mental illness in their lifetime
15% of people with an undiagnosed mental illness will commit suicide
2/3 of people with mental illness do not receive the adequate treatment
“40% of patients admitted to hospital after a suicide attempt do not receive any follow-up mental health treatment ”
“60,000 Australians attempt to take their life”
ABC News, 2015
https://infogr.am/Teen-Suicide-5939
STIGMA “Mental illness is
nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all” Bill Clinton
The Invisible Disease Manifests over the months, years and even decades
COMPLEXITYMultiple factors involved
No single cure
Can’t be removed with surgery or antibiotics
Several factors involved
BURDEN“ $190 billion per year”, SMH
“Absenteeism $4.7 billion”, HeadsUp
Healthcare System
Patient-Centred ?
Trial & Error ?
Generic Assessments ?
IMAGINE - Fast - Cost effective- Simple- Accessible - Free- Available in different
languages
NATIONAL SCREENING SYSTEM
Symptoms
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
YOUNG PEOPLE
HOPE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
HOPE FOR ELDERLY
HOPE FOR ALL
Accessible
PERSON-CENTRED
Sustainable
THANK YOU
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