Our new report finds a third of working-age adults may be affected, deepening workforce shortages and productivity losses.
- By 2030, almost one in three working-age adults (32%) in the UK may be living with a mental health condition
- Teenage mental health rates are projected to reach 64%, twice the adult rate, as the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs) hits a five year high
- 63 days of healthy life lost every year for those with mental health conditions, valued at £298bn annually
- People with mental health conditions are 29 percentage points less likely to be working, giving the UK one of the strongest links between poor mental health and long term economic inactivity
Our global report, The Value of Mental Health, warns the UK faces a major economic and social crisis unless mental health support moves from simply diagnosing conditions to actively helping people to enter, remain in and return to the workforce.