In July 2022 the federal government approved a $21 billion funding package for mental-health and substance-use disorders. The spending package was in response to a jump in substance abuse and a suicide rate that increased 33% from 1999 through 2017, making it the 10th-leading cause of death in the U.S, according to the most recent federal data.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs
Yes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services
@97SND5C 3mos
I am a grandmother of 2 boy's now 13 and 15 wow this has been a roller coaster ride they both have had to have mental health help and the 13 year old has been thrown under the bus with so many meds that helped and did not help I have learned so much about mental health I have had to kick and scream for my 13 year old and will until my last breath. This is just a tip of the ice burg. Every day is a new lesson.
@ISIDEWITH5yrs
Yes, but only increase funding for personalized care instead of subsidizing pharmaceutical companies
@ISIDEWITH5yrs
No, incentivize private companies to address this issue instead
@98ZKKPM6hrs
I believe that mental health should have a lot more attention.
@98ZJPNK7hrs
Yes, but not at the expense of the people paying higher taxes
@98XNN2X3 days
Mental Health is mental half of the kids with ADHD including myself just need to grow up and take responsibility.
@98V8QRT3 days
Keep it as it is right now.
No, Ray Peat and others have already solved this issue
@98V8MRH1wk
Yes, if they're not funding forced treatment and harmful medications. They also should stop diagnosing things that aren't mental illnesses like ODD. I'm an anarchist and I might be considered mentally ill because of my beliefs.
@98V69YK1wk
Yes unless the cost becomes too much
@98TM5LS1wk
Yes. By 100000%. We need far more mental health services and this should be one of our number 1 priorities.
@98SQB2V2wks
Mental health services should be easily accessible and covered by insurance at an affordable rate.
@98QFR9B2wks
No decrease the funding
@98Q4JX72wks
No, the government should only incentivize and prevent cutthroat capitalism.
@98P5H333wks
Yes, I am against healthcare for all but mental health is so misunderstood and unknown that I am almost for it for that aspect. I believe it is a national crisis and emergency.
Yes, but for treatment, not research
@98KXW2N4wks
Fund enforcements of patients' rights in psychiatric hospitals
@98HS4HC1mo
Yes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services but only increase funding for personalized care instead of subsidizing pharmaceutical companies
@98HLQDD1mo
Increase funding for research, but not for treatment
@98H8MND1mo
Fund more research and figure out what causes more of the mental health problems. What if lots of the mental health problems are also part of a societal change?
@7BF3XPN1mo
Yes. Overlap this with a single-payer healthcare system.
@98GKJN71mo
No, because the fastest cure for many mental health conditions is alcohol. My prescription had to increase to isopropyl alcohol.
@98GG9GX1mo
Yes, by nationalizing mental health care and researching psychedelics
@98G3Y8Z1mo
Yes, but only after we decrease the federal budget
@98DS7W82mos
No, this should be dealt with sate by state and held to a minimum certain standard created by the government
@98DGDFL2mos
No, psychiatry should be abolished
@98CWT8M2mos
Yes, helping mental health will improve our economy and military in the long run
Yes, but drastically decrease the expenses for patients, not just for mental health.
@9889YFG2mos
no alot of these problems were not a problem a 10 years ago people are just making stuff up
@9876KJX2mos
Depression should not be funded, but other mental illnesses should be funded.
@9869TV92mos
Yes, but only for treatment
@985J4D92mos
The government should stay out of healthcare.
@984SJNR2mos
Yes, as long as they don't use tax money for it.
@984CFC22mos
Yes, but it should only increase funding for preventing mental health issues.
No, it should be more taken responsibility from private companies, but the government shouldn't be incentivizing them.
@983CFF22mos
Spending is fine as is.
@97YZNGB2mos
The government is using the data during polling and it's a social engineering experiment.
@97YLKYD2mos
I think that there should be more research done on mental health and more going into it, but should not spend a lot of money on it
@97X9P6H3mos
Yes, and ban SSRIs which have been shown to cause suicidal and homicidal ideations
yes; and, the government should address what areas need to be improved so that the well being of the citizens are improved.
@97WG3HQ3mos
Yes, so long as the total amount spent on healthcare as a whole does not exceed 20% of total government spending, excluding social security spending; and does not require deficit spending
@97WB56S3mos
for retired military and first responders
@97VK5H43mos
No people need to toughen up
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