Rates of mental health problems in indigenous communities are systematically increasing worldwide. Among the most common problems are high rates of suicide and psychoactive substance use among indigenous youth. These problems, coupled with numerous unfavorable social determinants, generate high psychosocial vulnerability for these communities. Despite these circumstances, they are very unlikely to have access to adequate mental health services.
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@B3YW9621mo1MO
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.
@9F5KMPV2yrs2Y
Spend more money on mental health resources and programs.
@9F4F77YConservative2yrs2Y
The government doesn't need more funding for it. They need to make more laws to support the mental health of people.
@8VK5J2Y4yrs4Y
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.
@8VJNPBM4yrs4Y
I don’t believe funding is the real problem with the government’s involvement with mental health initiatives
@9CLTRM22yrs2Y
Yes, and implement more services for low income families
@9C4WP962yrs2Y
I think the government should reduce situations that increases stress by making property and basic resources public which will in turn increase mental health.
@98T4L4H2yrs2Y
Yes, however with less focus on drug related or caused mental illness and more focus on dementia/alzheimer's and depression.
@9C44Q362yrs2Y
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.
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