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Treatment

By Connor Eastep                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

          “Tri- sector leadership is a holistic leadership approach that calls for businesses to involve all three sectors: business, government, and nonprofit.” (Rosen 3). Tri- sector leadership allows businesses to take charge and to help be the solution to problems. A mega community goes beyond the single-sector approaches. Mega communities are designed to provide values and benefits to people who live and work together. The aim of a mega community is to solve large, critical problems that require the help of the government, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. As I researched mega communities and their involvement in suicide, I continued to come across articles written on the approach of mega communities tackling the world’s toughest problems. In an article written by Fernando Napolitano, he sees the world’s biggest problems as “cybersecurity, hunger, energy, and education” (Napolitano 2010). He continues by saying that, “these are the challenges for civilization that can seem overwhelming. They are deep rooted and highly complex” (Napolitano). As I read this article, I looked for the ways mega communities tried to solve these global problems and used that to help find a solution for suicide and suicide treatment. As I researched mega communities and how they targeted mental health treatment, there only seemed to be organizations working individually to solve the problem of mental health treatment such as, Active Minds and the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation.

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            In an article written by Lakshmi Vijaykumar, he perfectly described how a mega community should work in order to be effective in the battle against suicide and other mental health issues. Vijaykumar stated, “suicide is a multifaceted problem, hence suicide prevention programs should also be multidimensional. Collaboration, coordination, cooperation and commitment are needed to develop and implement a national plan, which is cost-effective, appropriate and relevant to the needs of the community” (Vijaykumar 2007). A proposal for an effective mega community would be the government teaming up with a non-profit organization, such as Active Minds, that devotes their time and resources to mental health problems. The government and this organization can then develop a plan or strategy to help families dealing with these issues and also find a strategy that works. The government can then find a business, like the Brain and Behavior Foundation, who could use their profit to help the cause. The business and non profit organization can help promote awareness and prevention. Mental health is a serious issue across the world today. As Vijaykumar said it needs a multidimensional program to make treatment more successful. A mega community can create a structure for effective treatment options that other countries can follow to combat mental illnesses.

References: 

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Napolitano, F. (2010, August 24). The Megacommunity Approach to Tackling the World's Toughest Problems. Retrieved from https://www.strategybusiness.com/article/10305?gko=73c6d

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Rosen, A. (2017). http://pause-stiftelse.com/sites/default/files/Tri-sector%20leadership.pdf

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Vijaykumar, L. (2007). Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2917089/

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