Should the government increase funding for mental health initiatives?

Yes, and increase funding for research into the causes of mental illness

No, the problem is implementation not funding

No, we cannot afford this right now

No, mental health will get better when we return to a more natural state of affairs, when the drugs and drug addicts are off our streets, and our lands are not brimming full of hordes of criminal foreigners because all the foreigners have been deported.

Yes, as they can help spread awareness about different health initiatives and create an informed populace, and help a lot of prevention and open up a larger discussion.

No, it should be up to independant businesses to help people moreso than the government, that way it feels more private.

Yes mental health is very important. Invest not just into research but also into courses, presentations where people come to schools, suicide prevention presentations, and things like that.

only if the province is really in need of that otherwise people can do it themselves or go to a facilitation whit a higher cost

Maybe instead of spending more of the people's money on fixing mental health create initiatives and projects to analyze and find the root of the cause of the depletion in mental health. Though everyone is different the problems might stem from a root problem and once it's found and the results are shown to the public, we should be able to decide if this is a good idea to put money into more mental health. If done without showing much reasoning this could cause controversy and anger with the public, but that's just my opinion.

i agree private research should be done on this issue. but taxpayers shouldn't have to fund this research they can donate if they want.

Yes but make sure that it is implemented and that the right professionals are given the money to implement the services.

Yes, but fund the 1:1 psychotherapeutic approaches for low and middle income families and individuals.

Spend more money on mental health resources and programs.

The government doesn't need more funding for it. They need to make more laws to support the mental health of people.

Yes, and increase funding for research into treatment options, like more effective and safer medications with fewer side effects.

Mental health is obviously important, but it takes more than just funding for these initiatives. On paper, I can understand that some services suffer from a lack of funds, but it is all about how effective these services are. At that point, we can determine funding.

We have alot of better stuff to do right now than this and alot of people are getting help as it is, so may it as a necessity at least, sure.

Redirect funding to the jails ! Add the care in one place while they rehab and are educated and stop the revolving door

Depends on what is being funded

Yes, but we can't afford this right now

keep current system

Yes, invest in building more instatiunions for those who are a danger to themselves and others.

Yes increase it with reallocation of existing funding. Funding comes at a cost so try to manage the money that is collected in taxes to give programs more equal amounts.

Only a little bit

Don’t care.

Mental health during this time is horrible as one who deals with mental health it’s been increasing hard. Especially when it’s $200 an hour. I live on AISH in Alberta. I have OCD and a friend studying as a psychologist suspects PTSD, DID and depression among other things.

DID is highly misunderstood. Sadly Hollywood makes it seem like those with it are criminals. So yes it needs to be helped. No safe place for people to get help that doesn’t cost a fortune.

Funding should be related to all health issues as prescribe by professionals in the field.

I don’t believe funding is the real problem with the government’s involvement with mental health initiatives

No, not until we balance the budget.

There is plenty of funding. Hold individual agencies accountable for results. I worked in the Ontario Government for 10 years and the level of corruption in the local agencies is criminal.

only if they actually need it and its not for attention, for less severe cases there are other ways to cope

Yes, depending on what those health incentives are. More clarity is needed in this question.

I think the government should factor this into the funds provided to Health Services, and allow municipalities / provinces to disseminate funding as required on a local level.

Yes, focused on research into the cause and and increase/improve resilience in the populations.

Yes, but with other levels of government.

Yes, and implement more services for low income families

No, mental health is a farce.

I think the government should reduce situations that increases stress by making property and basic resources public which will in turn increase mental health.

No. Healthcare should be privatized.

I think that if there is a surplus in the budget it should relegated to aiding mental health initiatives.

Yes, however with less focus on drug related or caused mental illness and more focus on dementia/alzheimer's and depression.

Yes, as long as there's money that's able to be given to provinces/territories, there has been consultation with them, and there have been standards/programs put in place to ensure efficiency of the given system.

if we can afford it

Yes, however it's more important to focus on getting results before putting in too much money.

Dependant on what it would look like then yes

increase funding for mental health treatment and research, not funding to corporations with bogus mental health initiatives, the structure of some corporations cause mental health issues in individuals.

Yes and reform what is wrong with the current system and really listen to people affected by things in their lives.

Yes. People should be able to also be mentally healthy as well as physically, and it is as important.