Economic and social costs of mental health problems

Centre for Mental Health

A Centre for Mental Health policy paper published in 2003 estimated that the economic and social costs of mental health problems in England in the financial year 2002/03 amounted to £77.4 billion (Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, 2003).
Using the same methodology, a straightforward updating of this figure suggests that the aggregate cost of mental health problems in England increased to £105.2 billion in 2009/10. This updated analysis shows that mental ill health should continue to be a priority issue for public policy.

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