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

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Response rates from 162k New Zealand voters.

91%
Yes
9%
No
84%
Yes
8%
No
6%
Yes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services
0%
No, incentivise private companies to address this issue instead
1%
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 New Zealand voters whose views went beyond the provided options.

 @6JBDGM8answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, and fund this by drastically increasing tax on alcohol. And legalising canibus and taxing that too.

 @BDT29PM from Washington  answered…2wks2W

Yes, but it should be spend efficiently and through digital solutions rather than just wasted on administration

 @BDNSS2Ganswered…3wks3W

Yes, but only to reduce reliance on psychotropic drugs and the harms they cause.

 @9RWHKMKanswered…2yrs2Y

Perhaps. Under the Labour government a huge fund was set aside (2.9B?), a huge study was done, and then they put the report in a drawer (marked "too hard") and didn't use the money for its intended purpose. The government can't be trusted to do this. Andrew Little was less than useless.

 @9MN8GN9answered…2yrs2Y

I believe mental health is important. But people who attention seek and say their mental health is bad are just making the most of taking advantage of money given to suppport.

 @9J78RN2 answered…2yrs2Y

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 @9HK9YD6 answered…2yrs2Y

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 @9G5S5WGanswered…3yrs3Y

They need to fund programs like Mike King's one instead of coming up with their own expensive and useless ones

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