Mental Health Change
Mental Health Change
Why this petition matters
We need to change the mental health system in America. There's so many people who don't get mental health care because of financial issues. People are trying to get help but they financially just can't. I want insurances to cover more mental health and I want facilities to accept more insurance companies. As well as beds, facilities need to have more beds. People can wait up to a year to get a bed at a rehabilitation facility. No one should have to wait that long to get help, it's crucial to get this help before things get worse. Once you're in a mental health hospital the first thing they want to do you put you on medications to solve the issue. Yes, medications are good for some people but at the same time some people don't need it. Some people need therapy and to be able to process the information. I would limit the decisions made to get on medication right away as soon as someone enters a facility. When entered into this facility there is many group sessions, which can be helpful but there is barley one on one and it is hard for a lot of people to process when in a group setting. This is why more one on one sessions should be incorporated into the facility. Another thing would be that once a person is prescribed mental health medication there should have to be mandatory therapy sessions in order to make sure the medications did not have the opposite effect, until the therapist deems fit to stop the sessions. Personally, I have had a lot of issues with this system and tragically lost someone to the lack of care within the mental health world. Let's make change, they help others when they need it, and helps create a safe and better environment for others.