Mental Health Education Annual Scholarship

Please consider an essay I wrote on how major experiences when we are young can shape who we are.

Please see the attached essay analyzing whether hip hop may be an effective way of expression and of information to others

In short, this essay describes ways mental health is treated and ways to improve those treatments.

This essay is a flashback of my high school days where my best friend and I struggled with anorexia, only I could only see myself. I contrast my high school self's state of mental health with when I started college to see how far I've come. Thank you so much for your time and consideration!

I see psychology as a complex puzzle that tries to decipher our understanding of human thought, emotion, and behavior. My desire is to gather up all the pieces of the puzzle and help people complete their puzzle. "Mental illness is part of me but does not define me". Mental illness is a real and limiting problem, but it is not a death sentence. There is hope and care. And that's what in my opinion people don't realize they think if you have a mental illness, you don't exist anymore. I have the longing and desire to change people's thinking patterns about mental illness.

Discussing the differences between two varying practices- is there a benefit from straying from proven science?

Mental health and its treatment are, for many reasons, a challenging topic. Its nuance and complexity may detract from one's focus on the individual, lending itself to unsympathetic and objective observation and assessment. Though this academic approach to mental health is very beneficial, there is also much to derive from the personal and emotional aspects of an individual as well. The cultural and societal differences between eastern and western medicine lend themselves to different means of treatment. This varied spectrum of engagement can serve as a foundation on which to formulate new and effective treatment plans and strategies.

An exploration into whether western medicine is the best approach for mental health, or if holistic care used by the east can be more useful.

this mental health essay is an insight into the importance of mental health in everyone's life. the main important benefits of good mental health are: mental health is related to the personality as a whole of that person thus the most important functions of school and education is to safeguard boys and girls with mental disabilities into mental health

Differences between practices for mental health, and slight dive into society vs. Mental Health

I am an undergraduate currently studying Psychology at the Royal Holloway University of London. Starting in Autumn 2020, I will be furthering my education by undertaking a full time Masters course in Applied Sports Psychology at St. Mary’s University. My passion for exercise and Psychology, along with my drive to make a difference in the world of sport, can be enhanced through this postgraduate course. I am striving to become a Sports Psychologist Practitioner and work to enhance the sporting experience for athletes. I have a particular interest in working with minority groups, particularly women in football. This is a continuously growing aspect of the game which I believe can yield vast benefits for the sporting communities, by encouraging and increasing the number of women in sport. This grant will contribute to my studies by allowing me to participate in a placement opportunity to work with professional squash players, and enhance their psychological performance alongside my studies. With a determination to achieve my goals, my enthusiasm to undertake extra-curricular activities to further support my studies, and ambition to expand my knowledge in this area to enhance the performances of others, I believe I am a worthy candidate.

This is the short essay talking about my mental health and my journey through life from the orphanage.

“Those men and women are among the nearly one percent of Ethiopia’s population that are mentally ill,” Some of them are violent, others are passive, and all of them live in the streets in lamentable self-neglect.”In addition to the chronically mentally ill, , at some stage in their lives, one in five people in Ethiopia will be affected by mental and/or neurological disorders, including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, dementia, and substance abuse disorders. “Mental illness pervades all sectors of society, but here to tell you the truth, the people most affected by mental disorders are the poor, the unemployed, the uneducated and victims of violence,’’ What I noted, adding that people addicted to chat, an edible green leaf known for its narcotic effects widely consumed in Ethiopia, and cannabis are vulnerable to mental disorders. you What may be this kind behaviours and more addited persons with peoples level its so difference from the world. emagine the government when there is international phenomenon those mental and the street peoples have displaced from the road.

This essay includes my personal battle with mental illness and how I intend on impacting my community as a psychotherapist; in addition to the ways I already have.

This essay includes my journey of how I survived child abuse, foster care, drug addictions, incarcerations and mental illness. How I overcame all the adversity in my life to become a successful professional.

I have overcome much adversity in my life including childhood trauma and abuse, foster care, drug addiction, incarcerations, and mental illness. I am now a graduate student at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX studying Mental Health Counseling. Please consider me for this scholarship. I do a lot of work in my community including volunteering for various rehabilitation centers, the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) and the prison systems.

I have overcome much adversity in my life including foster care, addictions, homelessness, incarcerations, mental illness and recovery. This is my story, how I went from a crack addicted criminal to a graduate student studying mental health counseling.