Assignment: Examine Mental Health and Developmental Disability Services in Your Community
Length: 3 to 5 pages.
Your task is to analyze the mental health and developmental disability services in your community. Assume you need to develop a pamphlet to help educate the community, which may consist of clients, potential clients, and family and loved ones trying to assist an individual in need. Most often, family and loved ones do not know where to turn for help.
As part of your pamphlet, address the following points:
1) Describe the services that are available for:
a) Mental health
b) Developmental disabilities
2) Assess the following services by neighborhoods
a) Accessibility
b) Staffing
c) Hours
d) Ethnic needs
3) Identify the types of service providers
a) Faith-based
b) Community clinic
c) Private
d) Group homes
e) Advocacy organizations
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.