Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?
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
@9JYPSTW1mo1MO
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.
@9F8CZRD7mos7MO
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 1yr1Y
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.
@9FLS8666mos6MO
I've been through multiple health care programs for my mental health and psychological disabilities and the funding is so terribly low.
@9FM3NTH6mos6MO
Our Scorecard ranks every state's health care system based on how well it provides high-quality, accessible, and equitable health care.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
Yes, but only increase funding for personalized care instead of subsidizing pharmaceutical companies
@9GGXNCD5mos5MO
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.
@9G8FL7H5mos5MO
Mental health care is important and should have increase of funding majority of the people need support majority of the time
@9G833YJ5mos5MO
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.
@ISIDEWITH11yrs11Y
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
No, incentivize private companies to address this issue instead
@9F8CZRD7mos7MO
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
@9CWJ7N88mos8MO
No and disability diagnosises for most people dont exist and are cop outs
@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
@9B8BFNG11mos11MO
Is there such a thing as mental illness?
@AllisonCKrug155mos5MO
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.
@9CY7BQ58mos8MO
No, and the government should not recognize the concept of mental health, because this is a violation of free will and the First Amendment
@9CXB4XF8mos8MO
No, leave it to the families and free market
@9CWNMYN8mos8MO
Yes as a alternative to gender affirming care so they can get real mental medical help
@8X89XMT2yrs2Y
yes, but incentivize private companies to address this issue as well
@8GCPW723yrs3Y
Yes, but only for research.
Yes, and war on drugs restricitons need to be lifted on said research
@8PR4YLZ3yrs3Y
Yes, and incentivize private companies to address this issue as well
@9GT9D2R5mos5MO
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 5mos5MO
It sounds like you didn't get enough mental health treatment in your life...
No, it all turns to corporate BS positivity
@985J4D91yr1Y
The government should stay out of healthcare.
@9KM799K3wks3W
Yes, and re-open asylums so people who are dangers to themselves & others can be safely removed from society.
@9KCTSD44wks4W
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 1mo1MO
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.
@9K7YMTG1mo1MO
Yes, so long as the funding prioritizes community based interventions and is actively designed to avoid warehousing of people with disabilities.
@9K6T7L61mo1MO
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.
@9K53FZ3 1mo1MO
Yes, but use known treatments for the mentally ill and remove criminally insane people from society quickly.
@9K4P5YY 1mo1MO
No, it'd be nice if the government did contribute, but the government shouldn't be forced to contribute
@9JW6HFD2mos2MO
No. Genuine scientific inquiry can only happen when there is a disconnect between the researcher and the entity providing the funding.
@9JS8JR22mos2MO
YES, mental health in the U.S. right now is so bad and undertalk. It's like the controversy over alcohol. Untalked mental health kills people. Everyone should receive the fair AMOUNT of therapy
@9JQR96Z2mos2MO
The funds are misplaced as most mental issues reside in conditions (poverty namely) and lack of a safe family (encourages escapism). If anything, specifically family therapy needs funding but it should mostly go into education to teach morals and independent thinking to solve issues in a "theraputic" manner.
@9JQDZFX2mos2MO
Yes, but this should be against real mental health issues, like elevating public quality of life to prevent suicidal-related or causing conditions, as well as complete delusions such as "gender identity" or whatever.
@9JPNLVV2mos2MO
Yes, funding should be increased for personalized care rather than for subsidizing pharmaceutical companies. Additionally, there is an immense need to reopen mental health institutions and asylums nationwide.
@charlie3sticks 2mos2MO
Should the government and corporations steeped in late-stage capitalistic hell help solve the problems they create? With all my heart, yes.
@9JJF8SJ2mos2MO
Yes, and specifically on research of sociogenic illness and on how to prevent people from falling subject to radicalization
@9JFBMKF2mos2MO
Mental health research and treatment should receive increase funds, but I don't have an opinion on whether or not it would be better for the government or for private companies to offer this funding.
@9J9VTVC2mos2MO
Yes, but as a government regulated R&D team that is independent of any other body except as a sector of a larger R&D team with the same rules.
The historical activity of users engaging with this question.
Loading data...
Loading chart...
Loading the political themes of users that engaged with this discussion
Loading data...