Mental Health Policy

Some of our work is on policy and issues wider than employment, criminal justice, recovery and children, such as talking therapies and social inclusion.

Mental health, social and public policy continues to inform all our work.

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Introduction
  • 09 February 2012
  • Failure to identify and address mental health problems costing NHS billions
  • People with long-term conditions, such as diabetes or heart disease, are two to three times more likely to experience mental health problems than the general population. However, a systemic failure to identify these problems and provide effective support is resulting in poorer outcomes for patients and could be costing the NHS billions, says a report published today by The King’s Fund and Centre for Mental Health.
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Long term conditions and mental health: the cost of comorbidities

Cost of comorbidities Long-term conditions and mental health: the cost of co-morbidities,a joint report from the Centre for Mental Health and The Kings Fund finds that the additional cost of treating long term conditions for those with depression and other mental health problems is between GBP8-13 billion a year.

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Mental health promotion and mental illness prevention: the economic case

This report looks at 15 forms of prevention and early intervention in mental health to gauge their economic value. It shows that many of these interventions are outstandingly good value for money.

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