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Is mental health worse in the US or is there not as much awareness in other countries?

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A major contributor to youth’s mental health is the current education system in the United States. Should school insure mental health services for their students beyond the provided 2 free sessions.

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What if parents/ guardians are the part of the problem ? Should the government or whoever is in charge get involved ? Would parents have access to mental health treatment as well ? It affects the YOUTH mental health.

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Is there any regulation on when the youth should be prescribed psychiatric medication?

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How can we determine whether or not a youth individual is affected by a mental illness that requires medical attention?

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- How do we detect mental health in individuals? How do we know that the condition had gotten to a point where it needs to be treated verses dealt with personally?
-How do we encourage youth to speak up about their mental health struggles?
- Who decides the qualifications for counselors and mental health aid in primary school? How can those services be improved?

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Should federal funding be increased for research into youth depression/anxiety causes? 

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Should federal funding be increased for research into youth depression/anxiety causes? 

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What can local, state, and federal governments do to educate the population about the mental health problems caused by abusive drug use?

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Should opioid usage be restricted/banned for youth overall so that there is a lesser amount of substance abuse especially in youth with anxiety and depression?

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At what age should public schools start enacting the youth mental health program?

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- How should funding be collected for mental health services?
- Should mental health checks/ detection efforts start early and how often would they be implemented?

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How to regulate the needed amount of therapists/psychiatrists/counselors in a university as big as UT?

CMHC is known to have a shortage of them and will defer to outside help not affiliated with the school.

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How can we spread access to mental health resources to those low socioeconomic status?

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Should mental health surveillance/diagnostic questionnaires be required for youth going through public and private schooling?

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Should mental health surveillance/diagnostic questionnaires be required for youth going through public and private schooling?

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What level of involvement is required by parents/guardians in understand a child’s mental health situation? What has to be kept confidential between the child and then therapist/doctor and what is required to be shared?

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Are mental health issues on the rise(more depression, anxiety, etc.) among the youth now or are we more aware?

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Should more funding be directed towards pharmaceutical or therapy-based approaches to treating mental health in youth?

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How do you destigmatize inpatient vs outpatient treatment?

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Should there be several professional opinions before someone can be prescribed medications for mental health conditions?

Should there be an extended process in order to ensure that medications will be the most suitable solution?

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- How should mental health be financed for individuals?
- How can hospitals/clinics provide necessary care for individuals suffering from mental health that are homeless who cannot maintain or properly take care of necessary medications, devices, etc.?

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should public schools (elementary, middle, and high schools) be required to have licensed counselors/therapists, like they do with school nurses?

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There are policies at schools for physical health issues, but not as concrete policies for mental health issues. Who should decide the limits of when students can get accommodations for mental health issues?

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Are there enough psychiatric facilities in certain areas? 

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Are there enough psychiatric facilities in certain areas? 

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Where are they located? in more rich neighborhoods or poorer neighborhoods?
do they have access to transportation?

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An important policy question to ask regarding youth mental health is should there be a legal right to get affordable access to mental health recourses such as psychologists and psychiatrists? Parents generally want to help their child but monetarily cannot due to the fact that mental health resources are very expensive.

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How can policies increase pathways for BIPOC communities to become part of the mental health workforce, as well as push for additional research funding to study interventions championed by BIPOC providers?

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-Can these services for mental health be accessible through schools ?
-Can schools decide when to try and diagnose  their students?
-What if parents choose to “opt” out of these mental health diagnoses because of cultural beliefs?
-Will treatment for the mental health be included ? (Such as medication)

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Does our current system need to be evaluated to find underlying reasons for the large increases in anxiety or depression? If so, do policies need to be in place to target the root causes?

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Does our current system need to be evaluated to find underlying reasons for the large increases in anxiety or depression? If so, do policies need to be in place to target the root causes?

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What type of programs should be required in the school curriculum to help and educate both families and students on this matter?

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There are not enough specialists to handle influx of youth mental health problems/patients, but pediatricians are often not well enough equipped to manage complex mental health patients. How can this imbalance be rectified? Should insurances now start covering CBT or mental health therapy like they do other therapies common in pediatrics (i.e. ABA or speech therapy)?

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-what programs should be required in schools to improve access to mental health services?

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How has the role of schools changed since mental health has become such a prevalent issue? What actions can (or can't) schools take to help their students?

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How has the role of schools changed since mental health has become such a prevalent issue? What actions can (or can't) schools take to help their students?

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Should minors have the autonomy to accept or deny mental health treatment? How much parental consent should there be?

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Should minors have the autonomy to accept or deny mental health treatment? How much parental consent should there be?

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Should mental health awareness programs be required in grade school? If so, starting at what age?

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What is the current integration of mental health for youth into their adulthood and can this be bettered through governmental access to mental healthcare?

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Are there any standards or rules to how mental health is supported in K-12? Are there requirements for counselors/ability for students to access mental health resources without parental approval?

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How can we reduce the stigma around mental health especially if these services are provided through educational facilities like schools?

Who will fund these projects and how will the distribution look between states?

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What are some rules that can be written to regulate when youths are re-evaluated in terms of the medication they have been prescribed?

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-How should mental health be financed in the US?
-Who should be in charge of determining health care policies?- federal level, state level, etc
-Should health insurance be required to cover mental health services?

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What is the distribution of resources to marginalized communities under Runaway & Homeless Youth Policy

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Should there be age restrictions for certain medications?

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Should mental health for youth be covered by insurance?

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Who would finance the mental health sector?

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Should youth mental health services have different funding requirements than adult mental health services?

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What percentage of UT's funding goes towards student mental health?

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What qualifications does a therapist need to prescribe medication for mental illness? Are they restrictive enough? How do we regulate this authority?

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Why are pharmaceuticals almost always the first intervention type? Not enough information on non-pharmacological treatments other than general therapy?

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Why are pharmaceuticals almost always the first intervention type? Not enough information on non-pharmacological treatments other than general therapy?

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Should insurance be mandated to cover mental health care for the youth

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How to better integrate kids into society (immigrants)?

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If a student wanted to get mental health resources in school, should parents be notified?

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Why is Youth Mental Health not financed as heavily as other sectors of health like pharmaceuticals?

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