Stakeholder’s Perceptions of Needs, Abilities, & Quality of Life of Individuals with Severe & Persistent Mental Illness
Event Type
Presentation
Start Date
12-9-2018 9:00 AM
End Date
12-9-2018 12:00 PM
Description
Introduction: Approximately 1 in 5 adults (44.7 million individuals) were living with any kind of mental illness in the United States in 2016 (SAMHSA, 2016), but only 19.2 million of those individuals received mental health treatment during that period. Of those, 10.4 million adults (4.2 % of the general adult population), were estimated to have a serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI), but only 6.7 million of those individuals (64%) received mental health treatment in that same year (SAMHSA, 2016). In Florida, the prevalence of mental illness is estimated to be 660,000 (H.R. 8029, 2018). Yet, in terms of services for individuals with mental illness, and compared to other states, Florida’s ranking slid from 49th to 50th place in the past two years with a per capita expenditure of $39.55. SPMI affects individuals’ ability to function and to participate in valued roles and occupations, but recovery is attainable with appropriate interventions and services. This study aimed to understand factors that facilitate and those that hinder the recovery process through the perceptions of individuals with SMPI and of staff members providing services to them.
Methodology: This was a retrospective study of qualitative data collected through individual and focus group interviews by two research teams between 2016 and 2017. A clubhouse model drop-in center and residential facilities of a mental health center in central Florida provided the sampling frame. Sample size: There were 44 participants in the final sample (31 clients, 13 staff).
Results: Results reflected findings from the literature, indicating the personal nature of recovery, the importance of occupation (doing), identity (being), and kinship (belonging) in recovery, and how these have been impacted by cuts in funding and resources.
Recommended Citation
Whaley, M. M., Grullon, E., Morrison, M., Galloway, B., & Yavarone, C. (2018), Stakeholder’s Perceptions of Needs, Abilities, & Quality of Life of Individuals with Severe & Persistent Mental Illness, Presentation, Fourth Annual Research Colloquium, https://nsuworks.nova.edu/ot_colloquium/fourth/events/10
Stakeholder’s Perceptions of Needs, Abilities, & Quality of Life of Individuals with Severe & Persistent Mental Illness
Introduction: Approximately 1 in 5 adults (44.7 million individuals) were living with any kind of mental illness in the United States in 2016 (SAMHSA, 2016), but only 19.2 million of those individuals received mental health treatment during that period. Of those, 10.4 million adults (4.2 % of the general adult population), were estimated to have a serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI), but only 6.7 million of those individuals (64%) received mental health treatment in that same year (SAMHSA, 2016). In Florida, the prevalence of mental illness is estimated to be 660,000 (H.R. 8029, 2018). Yet, in terms of services for individuals with mental illness, and compared to other states, Florida’s ranking slid from 49th to 50th place in the past two years with a per capita expenditure of $39.55. SPMI affects individuals’ ability to function and to participate in valued roles and occupations, but recovery is attainable with appropriate interventions and services. This study aimed to understand factors that facilitate and those that hinder the recovery process through the perceptions of individuals with SMPI and of staff members providing services to them.
Methodology: This was a retrospective study of qualitative data collected through individual and focus group interviews by two research teams between 2016 and 2017. A clubhouse model drop-in center and residential facilities of a mental health center in central Florida provided the sampling frame. Sample size: There were 44 participants in the final sample (31 clients, 13 staff).
Results: Results reflected findings from the literature, indicating the personal nature of recovery, the importance of occupation (doing), identity (being), and kinship (belonging) in recovery, and how these have been impacted by cuts in funding and resources.