Task 1 C229 (B) Community Health Nursing Diagnosis Statement High risk for inadequate access to mental health services for children in Carter County related to socioeconomic factors and exposure to trauma as evidenced by the amount of children living in poverty and the high incidence of violent crime.

(B1) Health Inequity/Disparity Carter County ranks 56 out of 77 counties in Oklahoma for the percentage of children living in poverty (County Health Rankings and Roadmap, 2018). Children living in poverty are at a higher risk for developing mental health issues, whether it be during childhood or at any point across the lifespan (Hodgkinson et al., 2017). Trauma-informed care teaches us that two-thirds of children are exposed to a traumatic event, and their mental health and well-being...