Why Does Mental Health Not Get the Attention It Deserves? An Application of the Shiffman and Smith Framework.

An essay concerning less attention received by mental health issues through a framework of analysis developed by J. Shiffman and S. Smith is presented. It states that Shiffman and Smith have argued that a mental health disorder gains political priority only when three conditions including politicians expressing support for the issue, policies enacted to address the problem, and resources are allocated, however in the case of mental health none of these conditions is currently being met.