Cost of mental ill health in England exceeds £100 billion, new figures show
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The figure includes the costs of health and social care for people with mental health problems, lost output in the economy, for example from sickness absence and unemployment, and the human costs of reduced quality of life.
The new calculation is an update of the £77.4 billion cost of mental ill health calculated by the Centre in 2003. The figure takes into account inflation since 2003 and the rising cost of health and social care.
Centre for Mental Health joint chief executive Professor Bob Gr...
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