Help and support programs for people with mental health issues

Diljem svijeta ljudi se nose s različitim problemima mentalnog zdravlja, od lakših poteškoća do teških mentalnih poremećaja. Rehabilitacija osoba koje se bore s teškoćama mentalnog zdravlja se prije provodila u okviru institucije, dok se procesom deinstitucionalizacije nastojala postići određena promjena. Smještaj u institucijama su sve više počele zamjenjivati usluge za život u zajednici kojima je cilj na adekvatan način pomoći osobama u zadovoljavanju njihovih potreba, povećanju kvalitete života te aktivnog uključivanja u zajednicu. Sve veći fokus se stavlja na takav tip usluga zbog brojnih prednosti koje pružaju i ostvaruju za korisnike. Cilj ovog diplomskog rada je dati sustavan pregled programa pomoći i podrške za osobe koje se bore s izazovima mentalnog zdravlja; oblike pomoći i podrške u okviru zdravstvenog sustava te vrste usluga koje se nude kao podrška životu u zajednici. Istaknut će se važnost brojnih preventivnih i promotivnih aktivnosti u svrhu očuvanja mentalnog zdravlja. Svrha ovog rada je na temelju cjelokupnog prikaza oblika podrške i pomoći ukazati na postojeće nedostatke te povodom toga navesti moguće preporuke za unapređenje dostupnih programa, kao i ukazati na potrebu razvoja novih.Around the world, people are dealing with a variety of mental health problems, from mild difficulties to severe mental disorders. Rehabilitation of people struggling with mental health problems was previously carried out in institutions, while the process of deinstitutionalisation sought to achieve some change. Institutional placement has increasingly begun to replace community living services that aim to adequately help people meet their needs, increase quality of life and become actively involved in the community. An increasing focus is being placed on this type of service because of the many benefits they provide and realize for users. The aim of this paper is to provide a systematic overview of help and support programs for people struggling with mental health challenges; forms of help and support within the health system and the types of services offered to support life in community. The importance of numerous preventive and promotional activities for the purpose of preserving mental health will be emphasized. The purpose of this paper is to point out the existing shortcomings based on the overall presentation of the forms of support and assistance, and to state possible recommendations for the improvement of available programs, as well as to point out the need to develop new ones