The Productivity Cost of Mental Health Issues

WHO Key Facts

• Work is good for mental health but a negative working environment can lead to physical and mental health problems.

• Depression and anxiety have a significant economic impact; the estimated cost to the global economy is US$ 1 trillion per year in lost productivity.

• Harassment and bullying at work are commonly reported problems, and can have a substantial adverse impact on mental health.

• There are many effective actions that organisations can take to promote mental health in the workplace; such actions may also benefit productivity.

• For every US$1 put into scaled up treatment for common mental disorders, there is a return of US$4 in improved health and productivity.

  https://www.who.int/mental_health/in_the_workplace/en/

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