With all due respect, your proposed solution is not thought out and would lead to nothing less than wholesale control and "management" of individuals by the government for the sake of their own mental health.
How so? Since, according to you, people with mental health problems never tell anyone - an extremely dubious proposition by the way, and refuted by reams of evidence - then the only way for us to tell, ex ante, if someone has mental health problems is to comprehensively insert ourselves - via our government mental health agencies - into every individual's life to see if he or she is hiding a mental illness.
Pardon the pun, but that way lies madness.
Clinically depressed people usually have had signs of a depressed mood or a decreased interest in pleasurable activities for at least a 2-week period.
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These sensations are frequently manifestations of depressions. The depression is undiagnosed about half of the time and masquerades as physical health problems. I suffer from clinically depression.When I get depressed people notice a subtle change in my attitude so I know how he may have felt.
http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/108583/depression/the_silent_killer___clinical_depression.htmlIn California this is how mental healthcare is implied:California State Department of Mental Health (DMH)[edit]
In accordance with realignment, the DMH approves county three-year implementation plans, upon comment from the MHSOAC,[18] and passes programmatic responsibilities to the counties. In the first few months immediately following its passage, the DMH has:
##Obtained federal approvals and Medi-Cal waivers, State authority, additional resources and technical assistance in areas related to implementation
##Established detailed requirements for the content of local three year expenditure plans
##Developed criteria and procedures for reporting of county and state performance outcomes
##Defined requirements for the maintenance of current State and local efforts to protect against supplanting existing programs and their funding streams
##Developed formulas for how funding will be divided or distributed among counties
##Determined how funding will flow to counties and set up the mechanics of distribution
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Established a 16 member Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC), composed of elected State officials and Governor appointees, along with procedures for MHSOAC review of county planning efforts and oversight of DMH implementation##Developed and published regulations and provide preliminary training to all counties on plan development and implementation requirements
The DMH has directed all counties to develop plans incorporating five essential concepts:
##Community collaboration
##Cultural competence
##Client/family-driven mental health system for older adults, adults and transition age youth and family-driven system of care for children and youth
##Wellness focus, which includes the concepts of recovery and resilience
##Integrated service experiences for clients and their families throughout their interactions with the mental health system
The DMH, in assuming and asserting its primacy over MHSA implementation, has dictated requirements for service delivery and supports as follows:
##Full Service Partnership (FSP) Funds - funds to provide necessary services and supports for initial populations
##General System Development Funds - funds to improve services and infrastructure
##Outreach and Engagement Funding - funds for those populations that are currently receiving little or no service
The MHSA stipulates that the California State Department of Mental Health (DMH) will contract with county mental health departments to develop and manage the implementation of its provisions. Oversight responsibility for MHSA implementation was handed over to the sixteen member Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) on July 7, 2005, when the commission first met.
In accordance with realignment, the DMH approves county three-year implementation plans, upon comment from the MHSOAC,[18] and passes programmatic responsibilities to the counties. In the first few months immediately following its passage, the DMH has:
Obtained federal approvals and Medi-Cal waivers, State authority, additional resources and technical assistance in areas related to implementation
Established detailed requirements for the content of local three year expenditure plans
Developed criteria and procedures for reporting of county and state performance outcomes
Defined requirements for the maintenance of current State and local efforts to protect against supplanting existing programs and their funding streams
Developed formulas for how funding will be divided or distributed among counties
Determined how funding will flow to counties and set up the mechanics of distribution
Established a 16 member Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC), composed of elected State officials and Governor appointees, along with procedures for MHSOAC review of county planning efforts and oversight of DMH implementationDeveloped and published regulations and provide preliminary training to all counties on plan development and implementation requirements
The DMH has directed all counties to develop plans incorporating five essential concepts:
Community collaboration
Cultural competence
Client/family-driven mental health system for older adults, adults and transition age youth and family-driven system of care for children and youth
Wellness focus, which includes the concepts of recovery and resilience
Integrated service experiences for clients and their families throughout their interactions with the mental health system
The DMH, in assuming and asserting its primacy over MHSA implementation, has dictated requirements for service delivery and supports as follows:
Full Service Partnership (FSP) Funds - funds to provide necessary services and supports for initial populations
General System Development Funds - funds to improve services and infrastructure
Outreach and Engagement Funding - funds for those populations that are currently receiving little or no service
The authors of the MHSA created the MHSOAC to reflect the consumer-oriented focus of the law, mandating at least two appointees with severe mental illness, two other family members of individuals with severe mental illness, and various other community representatives. This diverse commission holds the responsibility of approving county implementation plans, helping develop mental illness stigma-relieving strategies, and recommending service delivery improvements to the state on an as-needed basis. Whenever the commission identifies a critical issue related to the performance of a county mental health program, it may refer the issue to the DMH.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Mental_Health_Services_Act