| From the ancient times, the mentally disturbed people | | | | care for persons with mental illness.Many nurses or |
| have been viewed with a mixture of fear and dislike. | | | | doctors have some form of higher education. For |
| Their fate is generally rejection, neglect, or ill treatment. | | | | persons in the mental health field with a busy schedule, |
| People with mental health problems are treated in | | | | a number of these individuals will choose to receive an |
| hospitals by community mental health specialists, | | | | online masters of public health to get the proper |
| including nurses, counselors and social workers. People | | | | certification. They assist persons with mental illnesses |
| suffering mental health problems are in need of | | | | who are homeless in obtaining treatment and other |
| access by community services such as mental health | | | | services while making the transition from |
| services. The welfare needs of the mentally ill people | | | | homelessness. With growing urgency, mental health |
| are the responsibility of the Department of Social | | | | services seek to promote mental health and to |
| Services or health services. Mental health services are | | | | educate the public to pursue conditions conducive to |
| there for treating and caring for mentally disturbed | | | | individual growth and peaceful development. |
| persons and for encouraging mental hygiene. | | | | Community mental-health services were placed under |
| Mental health services provides assistance in meeting | | | | the jurisdiction of local health authorities working in |
| basic needs such as housing, employment, education, | | | | close association with hospital and outpatient centers. |
| social services, transportation, and medical and nursing | | | | |