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

The NHS provides mental health services free of charge. From 2019 to 2023 mental health is in line to get £2.3bn of the extra £20bn going on the NHS.

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Response rates from 275k UK voters.

91%
Yes
9%
No
81%
Yes
7%
No
6%
Yes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services
2%
No, incentivise private companies to address this issue instead
4%
Yes, but only increase funding for personalised care instead of subsidising pharmaceutical companies
0%
No, and too many people are abusing the system by making false disability claims
0%
No, and the government should not be involved in healthcare

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Unique answers from UK voters whose views went beyond the provided options.

 @9HPGPNZanswered…3yrs3Y

abolish psychiatry and involuntary treatment. set up local community run clinics with counselling and peer support, and legalise all drugs including psych meds without prescription

 @97QS3DWanswered…4yrs4Y

No, the more we talk about "mental health" the more fashionable it becomes and more people abuse the system.

 @9GZSCZPanswered…3yrs3Y

There should be more effort in helping patients with concrete solutions rather than therapy. E.g. if someone experiences depression due to financial difficulty, they should be referred to a financial advisor rather than a talk-therapist who is frankly unhelpful.

 @99CDXTLanswered…3yrs3Y

No. Just ban TikTok

 @945Y7YZanswered…4yrs4Y

No, its a pseudoscience

 @8S44KX2answered…5yrs5Y

The government should completely privatise the NHS

 @8S4BRBVanswered…5yrs5Y

All government owned industries should be privatised, for-profit corporations

 @BDLWQN5answered…1mo1MO

Only for serious established psychiatric conditions and not for young people jumping on the bandwaggon of ADHD because their parents realise it will get them more money in the form of PIP etc

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