Essay On Anonymous Texting

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Increasing Access to Adolescent Mental Health by Utilizing an Anonymous Texting Service Francis Ricchiuto South University Increasing Access to Adolescent Mental Health by Utilizing an Anonymous Texting Service A study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2014 revealed the number of pediatric and adolescent patients around the world have a mental health disorder is a staggering rate of 10-20% (WHO, 2014). Accessing mental health care is a national challenge, and several factors play a key role in how we can access this much needed service. Some of the challenges we need to overcome are the availability of providers, insurance coverage for the services needed to treat our population, development of an acceptable mode of service delivery, and reducing the stigma that is associated with mental illness (Corrigan, Druss & Perlick, 2014). The purpose of this research paper is to analyze and develop a framework for increasing access to mental health services for adolescents by utilizing an anonymous free texting service. Problem Statement Will creating an anonymous texting service for adolescents aged 12 through 18 years improve access to mental health needs and decrease high risk behaviors associated with mental health issues. Purpose The purpose of this research …show more content…

Text4Care will be able to provide adolescents with fast and efficient care that is aimed at their current culture of modern technology services. The timeline for this project is one school year including the summer break. During this time period the data should show a positive correlation or decrease in mental health related issues such as decrease in suicide attempts, decrease in bullying, decrease in substance abuse and underage drinking, and other undesirable