Inseparable partnered with The Harris Poll to survey public support for youth mental health.
Toplines
- 87% of Americans are concerned about the mental health status of youth in this country.
- 80% of parents are concerned about the mental health status of their own children.
- 85% of Americans agree that there is a mental health crisis among youth in the United States today.
- Over half of Americans (55%) are extremely or very concerned about the mental health status of youth in the U.S.In comparison to when they were younger, 65% of Americans say the mental health status of today’s youth is worse than when they were younger.
- Nearly half of Americans (48%) think it is difficult for today’s youth to get professional mental health help when they need it.
Voters want legislators to do more to address this crisis.
- 22% of Americans think their state legislature and governor are doing enough to address youth mental health.
- 18% think Congress is doing enough.
Parents want change.
- 66% of parents are extremely or very concerned about the mental health status of youth today.
- 55% of parents are extremely or very concerned about the mental health status of their own children today.
- 46% of parents strongly agree that there is a mental health crisis among youth in the United States today.
- Between 48% and 53% of parents strongly support the various proposals to address youth mental health.
Survey Method:
This survey was conducted online within the United States by The Harris Poll on behalf of Inseparable from February 3-7, 2022 among 2,012 U.S. adults ages 18 and older, among whom 657 are parents of children under 18. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables and subgroup sample sizes, please contact Seth Adam at seth@theleadpr.com.