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WRITTEN ASSESSMENT
Table of Contents
Introduction    3
Life Span Continuum and Life Course Approach    3
Wider Determinants of Health    4
Chosen Life Stage: Adolescence (13-19 years)    5
Impact on Health    5
Health Promotion Initiative: Dudley's "Time 4 Me" Program    6
Comparison with National Initiatives    7
Local Initiative: "Time 4 Me" Program in Dudley    7
Young Minds Matter:    7
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS):    8
Comparison of Local and National Initiatives    8
Conclusion    9
Introduction
Human development entails various stages that present their own health issues and development chances. This paper aims at examining the concepts of life span continuum with a special emphasis on adolescence, which is such an important stage in human development characterized by rather fast physical and emotional development. Stressing the timely detection and treatment, it outlines mental health and substance use as main areas of concern in young people’s lives. Yet this report highlights the distinctiveness as well as the accessibility of Dudley’s ‘Time 4 Me’ in relation to other national systematic plans such as CAMHS. Knowledge of these dynamics facilitates prevention and enhancement of health status in all months and years of the population in the UK.
Life Span Continuum and Life Course Approach
The life span continuum is an organization of developmental stages with the life span encompassing specific features and health requisites. Knowledge of these stages is vital in the provision of health promotion and protection over the life span of an individual.
· Infancy (0-2 years): This phase is characterised by growth in muscular and skeletal systems, as well as brain growth. Immunisations, appropriate feeding and developmental assessments are among the main health promotion and control activities. The childhood development is in fact the early child development that determines further health and development of the person.
· Childhood (3-12 years): At this age, children develop both physically and acquire social and cognitive skills during this period. Health promotion is defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health through learning and taking pride in the ways of being healthy: only halfway good nutrition, regular physical activity, proper dental check-ups, and so on. Namely, the primary prevention means that developing appropriate habits at an early age can help avoid getting certain diseases in the future.
· Adolescence (13-19 years): Ali et al (2015) highlights that self-reported stigma is significantly correlated with symptoms of anxiety and depression in individuals with intellectual disabilities. Adolescence refers to a stage of development which is characterized by physical psychological, as well as social changes. It is a crucial stage, where the rates of depression, anxiety, and other related disorders as well as substance use continue to rise. These are counselling and psychotherapy, knowledge enhancement on healthy relationships, and programs against substance abuse.
· Adulthood (20-64 years): Austin et al (2018) find that the transition to early adulthood is marked by increased symptoms of depression and anxiety for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Thus, in adulthood, people have stable health, but the probability of developing chronic diseases increases. Primary prevention concentrations are aimed at sustenance of health, stress control and prevention of diseases that include cardiovascular complaints, diabetes and cancers among others.
· Old Age (65+ years): This stage is characterised by consumers’ vulnerability to chronic diseases and other diseases affecting the brain. Health interventions focus on mobile, independent, and chronic disease management. Bond et al. (2019) report that significant life events are associated with mental ill health in older adults with intellectual disabilities.
Wider Determinants of Health
A state or condition of well-being reflecting physical, mental, and social well-being is defined by health and is described by four wider determinants of health. These determinants include economic and social factors, physical characteristics of the environment and social factors that strongly influence health. Davies (2014) emphasizes the importance of investing in evidence-based public mental health priorities to improve overall population health.
· Socioeconomic Factors: Therefore, aspects such as income level, level of education, and occupation are vital in the measurement and understanding of the health status of an individual.
· Physical Environment: Physical environment for example housing, quality of air and water, safety of neighborhoods in which people live and work has significant impact on health.
· Social Environment: It is critical for the well-being of people both mentally and physically to have working of social networks and community support (Haugan & Eriksson, 2021). Social support helps in offering advice and companionship besides decreasing stress and engaging the individuals in positive activities.
· Access to Healthcare: Accessibility and quality of health services have close relations to health status. Lack of health facilities or long waiting times in various regions are likely to cause delay in diagnosis and treatment, hence exacerbation of diseases. Kang et al. (2015) discuss the comorbidity of depression with various physical disorders and its implications for both research and clinical practice.
· Policy and Governance: Health can be impacted by policies and regulations that a country’s government sets regarding health, funding for various health projects and social services.
Chosen Life Stage: Adolescence (13-19 years)
Adolescence in a very important developmental stage that entails growth and development, both physically, and emotionally,...