Expanding the Definition of Mental Health & Assessing Barriers

1. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder following emergency/war/disaster

2. Prison System

3. Homeless Population

4. Terrorism

5. Strain on Law Enforcement Agencies' Resources

6. Suicide and Suicide Attempts

6.1. Majority of suicides attributed to death with a firearm - limiting access to guns?

6.2. Referring back to WHO definition, jobs/economy large reason for suicide, need for productive work and fulfillment, contributing

6.3. Associated Costs with Suicides/Suicide Attempts?

7. Opioid Crisis & Substance Abuse

8. Explicitly state what the main idea of the paper is and signpost it. Payload is coming

8.1. State the scope of the problems; attempt to give solutions to each sub-problem

8.2. State my contributions - barriers section and defining mental health - mental health should have been expanded long ago to be more inclusive, not just illnesses or absence of infirmary. Based on WHO definition, we've been leaving out an entire subset of people.

8.3. Are we seeing a shift in Mental Health? Is there a new subset of people we have not accounted for given definition of mental health?

8.4. Have We been overlooking this subset? What can be done about this?

8.5. Start with example(s)

9. Lone Offender Mass Murders

9.1. Gun Control

9.2. Copycat, One upper terrorism (don't give

10. This side - Traditional Mental Health Issues

11. Mental Health redefined: Redefining terms or stretching accepted definition Discussing Barriers & Belief of Mis/Disinformation

11.1. "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." From WHO definition - from here we can make case that mental health can apply to individuals in below bubble.

11.2. Distrusting facts, scientific evidence, looking for facts that support our own agendas and biases.

11.3. Could this be a factor in cultural divide in America? Exacerbating tensions etc.

12. History and Stigma Surrounding Mental Health Issues

13. What's Next? Solving or Mitigating Mental Health Impacts on Homeland Security

13.1. Containing Mental Health Crisis and investing resources will have positive, increasing returns for America & Homeland Security

14. Defining Mental Health

15. Michele's Session - People's state of mind as a faction of Mental Health. Barriers to public health and homeland security.

15.1. Barriers to Pubic Health - Antivaxxers, "WebMD" Doctors, Pre/Post Disasters

15.2. Believing misinformation/disinformation to fit one's own position, trusting those believed to be in their ingroup