Rise In Mental health isseus
Solutions
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
Threats - Possible social stigma and political resistance from using cannabis
Opportunity - Allows for a taxable substance which can allow more money to fund mental health services
Weakness - Possible drug abuse
Strength - Regulated recreational substance that can help people with mental health issues
Greater minority representation
Helping the environment
Combating cyberbullying
Make social media companies combat harassment and cyberbullying on their websites
Threats - Possible targeted harassment and backlash from "trolls"
Opportunities - Invites more people to use social media without the threat of cyberbullying
Weakness - Possible freedom of speech and regulation issues
Strengths - Create a safer and friendlier online environment which helps mental health
Allowing younger people to vote
Allowing for greater youth representation in politics so their voices are heard
Increasing mental health services
Increase funding and expand services such as CAMHS and therapists to help people with mental health
Threats - Put strain on the NHS
Opportunities - Creates more jobs for therapists
Weakness - Requires money which could possibly be spent elsewhere
Strength - Allows for more people to seek help for their mental health issues
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
Improvements to the education system
Abolishing student loan debt
Student loan debt is an issue plaguing the young generations, leaving them with huge debts that make their lives miserable.
Threats - Private academic institutions will attempt to combat abolishing student loan debt
Opportunities - Will encourage more people to go and pursue university allowing for a greater educated workforce
Weakness - may cause people to lose faith in the economy and private educational institutions will possibly have to close
Strenght - free up a generation of people buried in debt to become productive again and improve their living conditions improving their mental health greatly
Higher wages
Increase the minimum wage to help those living with small income to live comfortably
Better working conditions
Safer conditions, shorter hours, better pay are all things that makes people working stressful jobs lives better, improving their mental health
Effects
Environmental
Legal
Technological
Social
Economic
Political
Statistics
Causes
Addictions
Politics
Consumerism
Advertising
Marx's theory of alienation
Working conditions
School
Climate change
Climate Anxiety
Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg fell into a depression after learning about climate change at a young age
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
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
Bullying
Internet
Cyberbullying
Social media
