Thank you to all who participated in last week’s mental health survey. As the mental health crisis continues to grow and shift in the United States, Americans seek solution-based policy changes that can treat those in need.
We were intrigued to see the amount of agreement recorded in our survey participants.
78.1% of participants support the use of marijuana taxes to fund mental health treatment.
10.5% said they did not support it, and 11.5% said they had no opinion.
83% of participants felt that apartments for the homeless should require on-site treatment services for people with mental illness.
13.1% felt that free or subsidized housing should be available without any restrictions.
When it comes to mandating court-ordered treatment for people with schizophrenia, 72.2% of participants felt that a person’s ability to understand they are ill, and the likelihood of harm to themselves or others if not treated, should be criteria in deciding court-ordered treatment.
19% said that only people who are a current threat to themselves or others should be court ordered into treatment.
85.9% of participants were in favor of lifting the “16 bed limit” on mental health facilities in order to allow a larger number of patients into those facilities.
78.8% of participants felt that they would be more likely to vote for a political candidate who made mental health treatment a priority in their campaign.
Lastly, and most poignantly, 70.5% of participants said that either they or a family member struggle with mental illness.
We have a clear consensus: those in authority need to provide more resources to help those suffering from mental illness.
As always, your participation in these surveys allows us to share your thoughts with Congress. Are you surprised by these survey results?
