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Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?

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 @ISIDEWITHasked…2mos2MO

How has a personal challenge or struggle changed your perspective on seeking help or support?

 @9W3PHQ9answered…1mo1MO

I haven’t really gone to seek help but I do think the sector should be strengthened and provide additional support, especially for people that might be in a disadvantaged position

  Deletedanswered…4yrs4Y

No. Increase funding for Crystal meth / slamming research and treatment.

  Deletedanswered…4yrs4Y

No focus on jailing meth addicts instead

 @4VXDGTFanswered…4yrs4Y

Yes, it is constitutional to support the arts and sciences in various ways, especially when it benefits the well-being of citizens.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2mos2MO

In what ways do you think society's understanding of mental health has evolved in the last decade?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2mos2MO

How do schools and workplaces need to change to better support mental health?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2mos2MO

What small daily actions do you believe can significantly impact one's mental well-being?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2mos2MO

Have you ever faced stigma or misunderstanding about mental health, and how did you handle it?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2mos2MO

How do you differentiate between not feeling okay and needing professional mental health support?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2mos2MO

What role do you think social media plays in shaping our perceptions of mental health?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2mos2MO

Can you share an experience where talking about your feelings made a situation better or worse?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2mos2MO

In what ways do cultural backgrounds and traditions impact our understanding and approaches to mental health?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2mos2MO

How do you think characters in movies and TV shows influence our views on mental health, and is this positive or negative?

 @8PRH7QX from New Jersey  answered…4yrs4Y

Mitigate the presence of the technological industrial system. It is the root cause of widespread depression and mental health issues.

 @8RSTXFT from Arizona  answered…4yrs4Y

No, but people should be made more aware of the issues surrounding mental health.

 @7MDHCLH from Nevada  answered…4yrs4Y

Government should just stay out of mental health.

 @8R9DZGW from Arkansas  answered…4yrs4Y

Only when we have extra funding.

 @42ZSFS2answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but only if the research includes studying transgenders and homosexuals.

 @8QRCFQP from Tennessee  answered…4yrs4Y

No private companies will address this instead

  @michaelconnely from Nebraska  answered…3yrs3Y

Our medical establishment is corrupt and needs completely redesigned.

 @IINXMP from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

No, but we should entirely cut taxes on companies that provide healthcare, garbage disposal, education, and emergency services.

 @8M64XKW from Georgia  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but we should bring back insane asylums instead.

 @8NY4BWF from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

This is. a much larger question than yes vs. no. Depends on the mental illness, what the plan to help individuals would be and what happens with the research?

 @8P4J799 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

Only if they also decrease funding for something else

 @8P8TVTS from California  answered…4yrs4Y

We need to heavily scrutinize current psychological research standards. This area needs effective funding not to be the money hole that it is.

 @8WRGD39 from North Carolina  answered…3yrs3Y

it should stay the same

 @8XPV4DF from South Carolina  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, this would help decrease the homeless population in some places

  @jasonandrewdevine from Illinois  answered…3yrs3Y

No, health is not a government issue

 @92X5HLD from California  answered…3yrs3Y

No, and end all current funding

 @92DQP2K from Pennsylvania  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes and also incentivize private companies to address this issue as well.

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