Government will not boost economic growth ‘until mental health crisis tackled’

Failing to tackle poor mental health in childhood is costing the UK economy billions, research suggests (PA) - (PA Wire)

The Government will not boost economic growth and productivity until it tackles the mental health crisis in young people, which is costing more than £1 trillion in lost earnings, experts have warned.

Four mental health organisations have called on ministers “to acknowledge the scale of the crisis in children’s mental health and ignore ‘wishful thinking’ that it is exaggerated or a result of ‘over-medicalisation'”.