COUNTRY: Belize
II. TOTAL
POPULATION: 291,800
III. POPULATION
DEMOGRAPHICS: (men, women, kids, ethnicities)
0-14years 35.3% (male
61,480/female 59,000)
15-24years 21% (male
36,432/female 35,093)
25-54years 35.5%
(male 61,112/female 59,809)
55-64years 3.6% (male
7,719/female 7,807)
65years and over 3.6%
(male 5,848/females 6,544)
Ethnic groups:
Mestizo, mayan, anglo-european, creole, Asian, garifuna, middle eastern and
Hispanic groups- Hispanic being the most prevalent
IV. ESTIMATED NUMBER
OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS: As of 2006 14,556 people
V. RELIGION /
CULTURAL BELIEFS / SOCIAL CONTEXT:
Religions:
Christianity is the main religion. Others are Roman Catholics, Anglican,
Methodists, Baptists, Mennonites, moslems and hindus
Cultural beliefs:
Belize’s population is very diverse. Therefore, there are many cultural beliefs
practiced today. The economy in Belize has developed on the growth of bananas,
sugar and citrus. Also, tourism, industries such as shrimp farming, and oil.
Social context:
Belize is known to be a very extremely poor country. Though that is still a
problem today in Belize the economy is improving.
IMPACT OF
BELIEFS / SOCIAL CONTEXT ON PERCEPTION OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND PEOPLE WITH MENTAL
ILLNESS:
Perception of mental
illness in Belize- since the Mental Health Reform a few years ago in Belize the
Country is actively trying to improve the services offered to the mentally ill
individuals. Up until the reform, the focus was primarily on the severely
mental ill persons. The services are now offered all over the country rather
than only in Belize City. The services were put into place to provide the
people in Belize with the highest quality of care. There are both inpatient and
out patient facilities available. Some of the outpatient clinics available
today are: clinical assessments, crisis intervention, mental health education,
individual and therapeutic work with family, psychosocial rehabilitation, and
medication management.
VI. METHODS OF
SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS:
There was only one
inpatient psychiatric hospital in the entire country of Belize, Rockview
Psychiatric Hospital located in Belize City. As of today there are three
additional inpatient hospitals in Belize. There is the Acute Psychiatric Unit,
District hospitals and regional hospitals, and Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital.
VII. PERSONAL
OBSERVATIONS- after doing an extensive amount of research on Belize. I have
gathered that the attitude toward the mentally ill population is positive.
Since the reform over a decade ago many changes in the mental health field have
been made, which has impacted many individuals lives tremendously, in a
positive way.
VIII. REFERENCES:
(APA FORMAT)
Cayetano, Claudia.
2008. Belize National Mental Health Policy.
Central
Intelligence Agency. 2014. The World Factbook.
It's great to see that since the reform things have improved and expanded. Do you think that the size of Belize contributed to the positive attitude toward the mentally ill? Also, I really liked reading the part that mentioned the services were put in place to proved the highest quality of care, not just better quality care.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, as I was reading the information about Belize I was surprised to see how much of a positive impact the reform had on how the mentally ill are cared for. Personally, I think the size of Belize has a huge impact on this!
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting!
It was interesting to learn that Belize is still trying to improve, and has created many inpatient and outpatient facilities considering its a extremely poor county.
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