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.
@ISIDEWITH11yrs11Y
Yes
@9JYPSTW5mos5MO
Yes they should because bad mental health leads to psychopaths like traffickers, murderers, predators and more. If we can provide better treatment for mental health then we can decrease the rates of these people.
@9F8CZRD11mos11MO
If we continue to uphold strict social standards on how people should live, it is unreasonable to deny mental health care.
@ISIDEWITH11yrs11Y
Yes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services
@97SND5C 2yrs2Y
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.
@lemans34272yrs2Y
Did their mental health decline during the COVID lockdowns?
@9FM3NTH10mos10MO
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@9FLS86610mos10MO
I've been through multiple health care programs for my mental health and psychological disabilities and the funding is so terribly low.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
Yes, but only increase funding for personalized care instead of subsidizing pharmaceutical companies
@9GGXNCD9mos9MO
It is not the responsibility of the federal government to babysit everybody individually. It does not have the money to fund programs that cater towards each individual's needs, and it should not have to. Mental health is a valid issue that needs to be addressed, but at some point that responsibility falls to the person with mental health issues and their family/friends/immediate community, not the federal government.
@9G833YJ9mos9MO
I disagree because the entire metal health stuff is just brainwash, we’re just animals. If you tell someone over and over again something is wrong with them then they’ll think something is wrong.
Congrats, you win the award for stupidest comment I’ve seen today! (And possibly all year—which is really saying something!) 🥇🏆
“If you tell someone over and over again something is wrong with them then they’ll think something is wrong.” ➡️ You do realize every single mental illness shows up on brain scans, right? How are you denying irrefutable proof of an illness? Do you tell diabetics that they don’t have diabetes because it’s all hogwash and people have only been lying to them?
I am begging for you to use your critical thinking skills.
@9G8FL7H9mos9MO
Mental health care is important and should have increase of funding majority of the people need support majority of the time
@ISIDEWITH11yrs11Y
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
No, incentivize private companies to address this issue instead
@9F8CZRD11mos11MO
Health care as a whole should have no privitization. It should be a right for everyone, mental health care included.
People would become even more reliant on their employer for health services, as we already are for healthcare. People would feel like they need to stay at their job for those services.
Not enough knowledge to make an informed vote
@9CWJ7N81yr1Y
No and disability diagnosises for most people dont exist and are cop outs
@8PR4YLZ4yrs4Y
Yes, and incentivize private companies to address this issue as well
@8GCPW724yrs4Y
Yes, but only for research.
@9B8BFNG1yr1Y
Is there such a thing as mental illness?
@AllisonCKrug159mos9MO
Mental health IS REAL and it is not a joke. I have been hospitalized twice and put in therapy multiple times for severe anxiety and depression. So yes, there is such thing as mental health.
Yes, and war on drugs restricitons need to be lifted on said research
@9CY7BQ51yr1Y
No, and the government should not recognize the concept of mental health, because this is a violation of free will and the First Amendment
@9CXB4XF1yr1Y
No, leave it to the families and free market
@9CWNMYN1yr1Y
Yes as a alternative to gender affirming care so they can get real mental medical help
@985J4D92yrs2Y
The government should stay out of healthcare.
No, it all turns to corporate BS positivity
@8X89XMT3yrs3Y
yes, but incentivize private companies to address this issue as well
@8T3M48Q3yrs3Y
Yes and No, 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
@9GT9D2R9mos9MO
No people need to grow up and stop using mental health as a crutch to get their way and not have to be held to the same standards
@VulcanMan6 9mos9MO
It sounds like you didn't get enough mental health treatment in your life...
@9R6TJCL6 days6D
Yes. This should only be done in the event that insane asylums are allowed to be run for severely mentally ill individuals.
@9R4D5BD1wk1W
No the government can’t be trusted with mental health it’s best to leave Mental health with Christian institutions.
@9QST293Libertarian3wks3W
Yes, most mental health sufferers tend to self medicate through alcohol or illegal drugs, which often leads to criminal activites and injury. Mental health needs to be addressed within a universal healthcare system.
@9QRCBJD3wks3W
No, too many things contribute to what is mental health. We should focus on removing things from our society that have made our lives more chaotic and stressful.
@9QQYSDK3wks3W
JUNE IS MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH MONTH AND NOT PRIDE MONTH.
@9PTZCQ34wks4W
Private companies, medical universities and professionals should address these needs in competent and competitive humanitarian efforts.
Yes, mental health should be as well-funded as physical health and merged into a broader single-payer system
@9LF4NZX4mos4MO
I would say that it would be better for private companies (instead of government) should do stuff for mental health.
@9L868XL4mos4MO
Yes, but it should be a Public-Private strategy so that we can have the resources of the government while also having the efficiency of private research companies and organizations
Yes, and pharmaceutical companies should be held accountable for exploiting the healthcare industry. With free universal healthcare, we should be able to have more control over our doctors and have them be held to a certain standard for treatment and discrimination as well.
@9KM799K5mos5MO
Yes, and re-open asylums so people who are dangers to themselves & others can be safely removed from society.
@9KCTSD45mos5MO
I personally have mental health issues but I believe it is caused by the way people treat each other. I don't think the government funding can help the problem.
@9KC893XLibertarian 5mos5MO
Yes, but the budget should be limited and funds should only be provided to private researches who are able to demonstrate legitimate and viable research for which they need a grant.
@9K7YMTG5mos5MO
Yes, so long as the funding prioritizes community based interventions and is actively designed to avoid warehousing of people with disabilities.
@9K6T7L65mos5MO
It seems like the more focus we have put on mental health, the worse it has gotten. These therapists seem to be making people worse, not better. Medication is being prescribed and handed out like candy, and many of them have severe possible side-effects.
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