Rise In Mental health isseus

Internet

Social media

Cyberbullying

Bullying

COVID-19

Being stuck at home in lockdown can lead to greater risk of mental health issues and also those who have lost family or friends to COVID-19 have to deal with grief and may suffer from mental health issues

Economic crash 2008

Economic anxiety and uncertainty means many people are living paycheque to paycheque and have a hard time affording basic necessities such as food or rent which leads to greater risk of mental health issues

Climate change

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg fell into a depression after learning about climate change at a young age

Climate Anxiety

School

Working conditions

Consumerism

Marx's theory of alienation

Advertising

Politics

Addictions

Political

Economic

Social

Technological

Legal

Environmental

Better working conditions

Safer conditions, shorter hours, better pay are all things that makes people working stressful jobs lives better, improving their mental health

Higher wages

Increase the minimum wage to help those living with small income to live comfortably

Abolishing student loan debt

Student loan debt is an issue plaguing the young generations, leaving them with huge debts that make their lives miserable.

Strenght - free up a generation of people buried in debt to become productive again and improve their living conditions improving their mental health greatly

Weakness - may cause people to lose faith in the economy and private educational institutions will possibly have to close

Opportunities - Will encourage more people to go and pursue university allowing for a greater educated workforce

Threats - Private academic institutions will attempt to combat abolishing student loan debt

Improvements to the education system

Greater mental health awareness

Give more media attention to mental health - what it is, what it does, who it affects and what to do about it

Increasing mental health services

Increase funding and expand services such as CAMHS and therapists to help people with mental health

Strength - Allows for more people to seek help for their mental health issues

Weakness - Requires money which could possibly be spent elsewhere

Opportunities - Creates more jobs for therapists

Threats - Put strain on the NHS

Allowing younger people to vote

Allowing for greater youth representation in politics so their voices are heard

Combating cyberbullying

Make social media companies combat harassment and cyberbullying on their websites

Strengths - Create a safer and friendlier online environment which helps mental health

Weakness - Possible freedom of speech and regulation issues

Opportunities - Invites more people to use social media without the threat of cyberbullying

Threats - Possible targeted harassment and backlash from "trolls"

Helping the environment

Greater minority representation

Legalization of cannabis

Cannabis can be legalized which allows for it to be regulated which means it can be quality controlled to make it safer as well as allowing for supporting those with cannabis addictions

Strength - Regulated recreational substance that can help people with mental health issues

Weakness - Possible drug abuse

Opportunity - Allows for a taxable substance which can allow more money to fund mental health services

Threats - Possible social stigma and political resistance from using cannabis