Blog 4

Blog 4



In the article that I read "Facts and figures: ending violence against women" it says that it is an estimate that 35% of women worldwide has experienced some sort of assault, whether it is physical, sexual, or violent assault. It also states that at least 70% of women experience sexual assault from their partner. I personally think these percentages are high, and there must be something that needs to be done about this.

The question is how can we stop assaults from being committed against women? There is a lot that can be done. There is a lot that can be done in terms of raising awareness as well as educating people about this issue. Based on my knowledge from what I know and what I have gained and gathered information from this article, a lot of men who see their fathers abuse their mothers have the tendency to do the same thing to their intimate partner. Some of the things that can be done about this is to educate the people in our family. It all starts in the home. A lot of the habits we develop start from the house, and it is not right for men to become like this and assault women because they grew up in a household where it was provident. The article also mentions "...one out of three students have been bullied by their peers at school.....girls are more likely to experience psychological bullying...girls also report being made fun of because of how their body looks more frequently than others," which is something that is very much relevant today: bullying. One of the big things we can do to prevent assaults against women is to teach women to be strong willed physically and mentally. We need to be able to tell them that they are strong and beautiful no matter what anyone says.

A very big thing to me that comes to mind when it comes to preventing assaults from being committed against women is to teach our generation, especially men, to practice kindness and to always treat women with respect, as well as for women to always be strong willed no matter what.



Resource:
Facts and figures: Ending violence against women. (2019, November). Retrieved March 29, 2020, from https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/facts-and-figures

Blog 3

Option 2



What is mental illness/health? Why does it matter? Mental health pretty much refers to anything that affect one's mood, thinking, and behavior. It is very important because it shapes who a person is. If a person is not stable mentally it can really affect their overall health.

After taking the self-quiz about mental health from the CDC website, I learned that poor mental health can increases one's chances of developing cancer, stroke, and heart diseases. I think it is pretty insane that just because someone is not well mentally it can really affect their health, but everything about our bodies ties together. I also learned that suicide is the second leading cause of death among people who are 15-34 years old in the United States. A lot of the times when people are suffering with depression and anxiety and they do not get the proper help that they need because they are really going through it really bad, they commit suicide. I wish that we can always implement the importance of letting people know their resources and who they can reach out when they are going through something so that it does not come down to this.

I have known someone with a mental illness, let's call her Jane. She was very smart, she always made straight A's when she was in school. When she graduated college, she got offered a very good paying job in the city of New York. She suffered severe anxiety that it prevented her from going to work, which ultimately resulted her losing a really good job. She had to come back to her hometown and get help because she was starting to be afraid of doing daily things in life she would not leave her house.
What I have learned about this mental illness just by knowing this person is that anxiety can affect someone severely, and getting the right kind of diagnosis and treatment from it can help a lot. Knowing the first steps of what to do in order to get help is already a big success since it is not always easy for people.

Resources:
Mental illness. (2019, June 8). Retrieved March 1, 2020, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mental-illness/symptoms-causes/syc-20374968

Quiz - Mental Health - CDC. (2018, January 26). Retrieved March 1, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/quiz/index.htm