# More support than oppose helping refugees get mental health care

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> Indexed question in Health.

## Reading

More Americans say the federal government should be responsible for helping recently arrived refugees get mental health treatment than say it should not (39% vs. 33%), according to a Verasight survey conducted Sept. 7-13, 2023.

A sizable remainder takes no position: 23% say they don't know, and 5% decline to answer.

## Topline

Should the federal government be responsible for helping recently-arrived refugees get treatment for mental health?

More support than oppose helping refugees get mental health care.

- Yes: 39.5%
- No: 32.5%
- Don’t know: 23.5%
- Refuse to answer: 4.5%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2023-09-07 → 2023-09-13
- Base (unweighted): 2,000
- Margin of error: +/- 2.3%
- Module: 2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#federal-governments-responsibility-for-refugee-mental-health](https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#federal-governments-responsibility-for-refugee-mental-health)

## Citation

2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071, fielded September 7-13, 2023, N=2,000 United States adults, +/- 2.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#federal-governments-responsibility-for-refugee-mental-health](https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#federal-governments-responsibility-for-refugee-mental-health)