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1、Unit6Law•BackgroundInformationMentaihealthproblems•Mentaihealthproblemsaffectthewaypeoplethink,feelandbehave,suchassocialanxiety,obsessivecompulsivedisorder,addictiontodrugsandalcohol,andpersonalitydisorders.•Anxietyanddepress!onarethemostcommonproblems,witharou
2、nd1in10peopleaffectedatanyonetime・AnxietyanddepressioncanbesevereandIong-lastingandhaveabigimpactonpeople'sabilitytogetonwithlife.•Mentaiillnessandpsychologicaldisordershavegoodtreatmentoptionswithmedications,psychotherapy,orothertreatments.•BackgroundInformat!o
3、n•TheVirginiaTechKillings:April,16,2007,killed32peopleandwounded15twoseparateattacks,approximatelytwohoursapartshootercommittedsuicidethedeadliestshootingincidentbyasinglegunmaninU.S.historyTheshooterwasidentifiedas23-year-oldSeung-HuiCho,aSouthKoreancitizenwith
4、U.S.permanentresidentstatussufferedautismatyoungage;suffereddepressionaswellasselectivemutism,at8thgradebulliedforspeechdifficultiesinmiddleschool,ostracizedandmercilesslybulliedforclass,heightandracerelatedreasonsinhighschoolhighschoolofficialshadworkedwithhisp
5、arentsandmentaihealthcounselorstosupportChothroughouthissophomoreandjunioryears.Choeventuallychosetodiscontinuetherapyschoolofficialsfailedtoreporthisspeechandanxiety-relatedproblemsorspecialeducationstatusbecauseoffederalprivacylawsthatprohibitsuchdisclosureunl
6、essastudentrequestsspecialaccommodation.•BackgroundInformation•FamilyEducationalRightsandPrivacyAct(FERPA)givesparentsaccesstotheirchild'seducationrecords,anopportunitytoseektohavetherecordsamended,andsomecontroloverthedisclosureofinformationfromtherecords・Withs
7、everalexceptions,schoolsmusthaveastudent'sconsentpriortothedisclosureofeducationrecordsafterthatstudentis18yearsold.•BackgroundInformation•TheHealthInsurancePortabilityandAccountabilityAct(HIPAA)wasenactedbytheUnitedStatesCongressandsignedbyPresidentBillClintoni
8、n1996.•Thisactgivestherighttoprivacytoindividualsunder18,butatorabove12.Theprovidermusthaveasigneddisclosurefromtheaffectedbeforegivingoutanyinformationonprovidedheal