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 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...11yrs11Y

Yes

 @9JYPSTW from Ohio agreed…1mo1MO

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.

 @9F8CZRD from Colorado agreed…7mos7MO

If we continue to uphold strict social standards on how people should live, it is unreasonable to deny mental health care.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...11yrs11Y

Yes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services

 @97SND5C  from Ohio commented…1yr1Y

Yes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services

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.

  @lemans3427Republican from California asked…1yr1Y

Did their mental health decline during the COVID lockdowns?

 @9FLS866 from California agreed…6mos6MO

I've been through multiple health care programs for my mental health and psychological disabilities and the funding is so terribly low.

 @9FM3NTH from Georgia disagreed…6mos6MO

Our Scorecard ranks every state's health care system based on how well it provides high-quality, accessible, and equitable health care.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...7yrs7Y

Yes, but only increase funding for personalized care instead of subsidizing pharmaceutical companies

 @9GGXNCD from Colorado disagreed…5mos5MO

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.

 @9G8FL7H from California disagreed…5mos5MO

Mental health care is important and should have increase of funding majority of the people need support majority of the time

 @9G833YJ from North Carolina disagreed…5mos5MO

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.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...11yrs11Y

No

 @9FLS866 from California disagreed…6mos6MO

Mental health is important for everyone, and the government should pay more for it to help take care of it's country.

 @9FM3NTH from Georgia agreed…6mos6MO

Just as there is no health without mental health, so to there is no mental health with physical health.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...7yrs7Y

No, incentivize private companies to address this issue instead

 @9F8CZRD from Colorado disagreed…7mos7MO

Health care as a whole should have no privitization. It should be a right for everyone, mental health care included.

 @9F5LV5GSocialist from California disagreed…7mos7MO

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.

 @9CWJ7N8 from Texas answered…8mos8MO

No and disability diagnosises for most people dont exist and are cop outs

 @8T3M48Qfrom Virginia answered…3yrs3Y

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

 @9B8BFNG from Washington answered…11mos11MO

Is there such a thing as mental illness?

 @AllisonCKrug15 from North Carolina commented…5mos5MO

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.

 @9CY7BQ5 from Washington answered…8mos8MO

No, and the government should not recognize the concept of mental health, because this is a violation of free will and the First Amendment

 @9CXB4XF from Nebraska answered…8mos8MO

 @9CWNMYN from Georgia answered…8mos8MO

Yes as a alternative to gender affirming care so they can get real mental medical help

 @8X89XMT from California answered…2yrs2Y

 @99T45NQSocialist from California answered…1yr1Y

 @8PR4YLZ from California answered…3yrs3Y

 @9GT9D2R from New York answered…5mos5MO

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  from Kansas disagreed…5mos5MO

It sounds like you didn't get enough mental health treatment in your life...

 @985J4D9 from Georgia answered…1yr1Y

 @9KM799Kfrom Montana answered…3wks3W

Yes, and re-open asylums so people who are dangers to themselves & others can be safely removed from society.

 @9KCTSD4 from Kentucky answered…4wks4W

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 from Virgin Islands answered…4wks4W

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.

 @9K7YMTG from California answered…1mo1MO

Yes, so long as the funding prioritizes community based interventions and is actively designed to avoid warehousing of people with disabilities.

 @9K6T7L6 from New Hampshire answered…1mo1MO

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  from North Carolina answered…1mo1MO

Yes, but use known treatments for the mentally ill and remove criminally insane people from society quickly.

 @9K4P5YY  from Virginia answered…1mo1MO

No, it'd be nice if the government did contribute, but the government shouldn't be forced to contribute

 @9JW6HFD from Utah answered…1mo1MO

No. Genuine scientific inquiry can only happen when there is a disconnect between the researcher and the entity providing the funding.

 @9JS8JR2 from Minnesota answered…2mos2MO

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

 @9JQR96Z from California answered…2mos2MO

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.

 @9JQDZFX from Texas answered…2mos2MO

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.

 @9JPNLVV from Kansas answered…2mos2MO

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 from Guam answered…2mos2MO

Should the government and corporations steeped in late-stage capitalistic hell help solve the problems they create? With all my heart, yes.

 @9JJF8SJ from Illinois answered…2mos2MO

Yes, and specifically on research of sociogenic illness and on how to prevent people from falling subject to radicalization

 @9JFBMKF from Tennessee answered…2mos2MO

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.

 @9J9VTVC from Alabama answered…2mos2MO

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.

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