“Having a mental illness is a constant battle, as cliché as it may sound. There are times I feel like it’s not worth it. Before I got help it was like, no matter how hard I tried, it never seemed to be worth much. Not to me or anyone else. So I internalized a lot, for so long…it was one of the biggest mistakes I’ve ever made in my life…My family never really had disposable income, I get those free lunches at school, so to me therapy was never really an option, more of a luxury. It wasn’t until I tried to take my own life that I realized, but even then my stay at Brook Lane that really changed things” (May).
Mental illness has plagued millions of people in the United States alone, and with the negative stigma it carried, getting the help that …show more content…
The Department will also monitor progress toward statewide goals for children, teens/young adults, adults, and families. Prop 63 includes a wide field of prevention, early involvement, service needs, the necessary transportation, technology and training fundamentals that will successfully support the system.
Prop 63 enforces a 1% income tax a persons’ income in excess of $1 million. Statewide, the proposition was thought to produce $254 million in 2004-2005, $683 million in 2005-2006. So far $8 billion dollars in revenue has been raised (Scheffler, Adams). Much of the funding will be given to county mental health programs to fund programs that fit with their local plans.
Since its launch the program has been incredibly successful. Employment has increased (three times higher than average), a sixty six percent drop in the amount of time patients are hospitalized for, and an eighty one percent decrease in the amount of time spent behind bars for those who are enrolled in the program. Keeping in mind that it is still early on in the programs process, it currently only reaches about 10 percent of those who can benefit from it. But in its reach it will enable all the citizens of California to receive the help they need …show more content…
That the people do not actually know how their hard earned tax dollars are really being put towards the welfare of those who are unable to access proper mental health care. The opposition believes that by creating special taxes, that in this case only affects the rich, to cater to the needs of one demographic would set a negative representation for how to sidestep legislature and to gain priority statewide in order to sufficiently fund their program.
Even though through the program, more jobs are being created, there is less time spent hospitalizing and processing individuals through the criminal system. It is our job to help one another, and those who have the disposable income should be held accountable to provide the most help. You cannot simply reap the benefits of the system and give nothing in return.
You wouldn’t wait until you were in the middle of the ocean to fix the leak in your boat. So why do we continually put off the betterment of available health care to those who need it? Through Proposition 63 we can see that the model works, and would be feasible to implement a similar plan in all 50 states. With this proposition in action, we will increase the available care for those who deal with mental health issues throughout the country, while creating jobs, and better educating the public. This Proposition should be considerate countrywide as a baseline
Mental illness has plagued millions of people in the United States alone, and with the negative stigma it carried, getting the help that …show more content…
The Department will also monitor progress toward statewide goals for children, teens/young adults, adults, and families. Prop 63 includes a wide field of prevention, early involvement, service needs, the necessary transportation, technology and training fundamentals that will successfully support the system.
Prop 63 enforces a 1% income tax a persons’ income in excess of $1 million. Statewide, the proposition was thought to produce $254 million in 2004-2005, $683 million in 2005-2006. So far $8 billion dollars in revenue has been raised (Scheffler, Adams). Much of the funding will be given to county mental health programs to fund programs that fit with their local plans.
Since its launch the program has been incredibly successful. Employment has increased (three times higher than average), a sixty six percent drop in the amount of time patients are hospitalized for, and an eighty one percent decrease in the amount of time spent behind bars for those who are enrolled in the program. Keeping in mind that it is still early on in the programs process, it currently only reaches about 10 percent of those who can benefit from it. But in its reach it will enable all the citizens of California to receive the help they need …show more content…
That the people do not actually know how their hard earned tax dollars are really being put towards the welfare of those who are unable to access proper mental health care. The opposition believes that by creating special taxes, that in this case only affects the rich, to cater to the needs of one demographic would set a negative representation for how to sidestep legislature and to gain priority statewide in order to sufficiently fund their program.
Even though through the program, more jobs are being created, there is less time spent hospitalizing and processing individuals through the criminal system. It is our job to help one another, and those who have the disposable income should be held accountable to provide the most help. You cannot simply reap the benefits of the system and give nothing in return.
You wouldn’t wait until you were in the middle of the ocean to fix the leak in your boat. So why do we continually put off the betterment of available health care to those who need it? Through Proposition 63 we can see that the model works, and would be feasible to implement a similar plan in all 50 states. With this proposition in action, we will increase the available care for those who deal with mental health issues throughout the country, while creating jobs, and better educating the public. This Proposition should be considerate countrywide as a baseline