child mental health problems that can help them get erased... or seal..... Or find me to be in perfect health?
I just feel it's unfair that things that happen to one as a child affect them as adult... There are no laws for adult with child mental health problems that can help them get erased... or seal..... Or find me to be in perfect health as an adult? I had tried to kill myself two times.... both were big mistakes. What can I do... about it?
Mental Health - 4 Answers
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Do you mean help them "heal." Well it's a law of nature that childhood experiences affect someone as an adult. It has to do with brain development. You can't do anything about that, at least right now. What do you mean by "child mental health problems"? There are several laws in the US, that help adults get mental health help. For example, health insurance companies usually have to pay for mental health coverage and there are community mental health centers where you can get treatment. many therapists will also do sliding scale or reduced rates. If you have health insurance, you should find a therapist and get treatment there. Also perhaps go to a doctor for medication. If you are talking about ADHD or other "childhood" problems, then you can still get help for those as an adult. In fact in many cases it isn't diagnosed until adulthood. It sucks that you didn't get help earlier, but that's the way it is sometimes.
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Mental health records are confidential. even if you are in the health care field, such as a RN, the records are confidential. The only way one can look at them is if they are treating them, such as the primary doctor or the RNs caring for you. There is something called the HIPAA act (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) that protects individuals such as you, actually it protects ALL people. This particular act prevents anyone discussing your records unless it is for medical purposes. For instance, 2 nurses talking about a patient in the elevator. That is a HIPAA violation because others can hear. This act protects and secures health care data of individuals. Not a single person should know this information unless you divulged this information to them, or if they are "caring" for you in an medical environment and it is in your records, or the police could know if they were involved when you tried to commit suicide and they had to involuntarily commit you for a period. But, they are supposed to treat this info just as any health care worker. You can also have your records "flagged" when you go into the hospital for any reason or in a medical environment. You tell them at the admissions desk you want to do this, that you only want minimal ppl viewing your records (a lot of people who work in the health care industry does this, especially they are in a hospital where they work. This prevents "friends" from checking you out to see what's going on). What will happen is your record will be flagged, and they will trace it to make sure ONLY the people caring for you views your records. Anyone else can get in BIG trouble. Electronic records leaves a trace of everyone who views. If you find out anyone knows any info without you telling them, or if they are not caring for you, you can file a complaint and possibly sue. Hope this helps.
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Medical records are confidential. By law no one can see them without your specific permission. It's not like a police record that is open to the public.
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Many states have different retention laws for any type of medical/mental health record when dealing with issues that occurred under the age of 18. Some destroy the records two years after the person reaches age 18, some don't have a requirement to retain records of minors after 18, etc. It depends on the state you live in where and when the records will no longer be retained. Below is a state-specific chart you may want to check to see what in particular pertains to you. In situation where it is required you sign a release to search your background, such as in law enforcement or the military these entities would look for your past records. The other people who have given you a lot of information regarding HIPAA laws are totally correct. If no one asks about the information, they will not be able to access anything about you without your consent. You don't give your consent, they won't know. Good luck.
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