Mental health policy is a major deciding factor for voters, new study finds

Mental health policy is a major deciding factor for voters, new study finds

A part of the 2024 Cooperative Election Study examined how important mental health policy is to voter choice relative to nine other salient policy issues, including border security, abortion, and student loan forgiveness. The results suggested that mental health is of substantial importance, especially to liberals, higher-income people, and those in relatively poor health. The paper was published in PLOS One. Mental health is an increasingly imp…