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System Engineering a Better Mental Health System

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Conference

2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada

Publication Date

April 18, 2024

Start Date

April 18, 2024

End Date

April 20, 2024

Tagged Topic

Diversity

Page Count

18

DOI

10.18260/1-2--46059

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https://peer.asee.org/46059

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91

Paper Authors

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Paul Lu University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering. Depart of Industrial and Systems Engineering

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Dr. Paul Lu is Senior Lecturer and Program Director Master of Science Engineering Managements at University of Southern California. Viterbi School of Engineering, Daniel J. Epstein School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Dr. Lu has over 40 years of experience in the Aerospace Industry. He focuses on the strategic implementation of technology and innovations, new product development, systems engineering, project and program management, and engineering management.

Recently, he was exposed to the impact of mental illness and witnessed the devastating consequences of people suffering with a mental illnesses. As such, Dr. Lu began to assess the shortcomings of the current system including the lack of breakthrough technologies and innovations in the mental health area.

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Abstract

The Mental Healthcare System is in crisis globally. The inability to provide proper and necessary mental healthcare treatment has impacted people economically, financially, socially, physically, and emotionally. The first objective of this paper is to provide insights into the current deficiencies of the Mental Healthcare System illustrating the cause and effects of broken Mental Healthcare systems. The second objective is to offer suggestions for future Mental Healthcare models with reference to John P. Clarkson’s System Engineering approach for developing and designing healthcare models and the International Council of System Engineering (INCOSE) Co-Design model. The main thrust is to focus on the Systems, Design, People, and Risk aspects of system designs. The third objective is to provide a survey of current and future technologies (Robotics, Blockchain, and Machine Learning), and innovative applications such as the Metaverse and Connected Mental Health in the mental healthcare industry. The fourth objective is to offer a vision of future of mental healthcare systems with patient-controlled service, modified social contexts, virtual mental healthcare, and partners with the poor. Lastly, introduce a systematic model for designing and developing large-scale enterprises as a roadmap for future developments in mental healthcare systems. This model incorporates Program Management, Project Management, and System Engineering into a three-tier model.

Researchers, practitioners, educators may find the content valuable and useful for open dialogues, future planning, and discussions in system engineering, engineering in society, design of complex systems, public policy, mental healthcare, program management, and project management.

Lu, P. (2024, April), System Engineering a Better Mental Health System Paper presented at 2024 ASEE PSW Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. 10.18260/1-2--46059

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