Independent report confirms lack of government spending is impacting mental health

[Admin]

A report out today confirmed what many people already knew, a lack of investment by the government is impacting the mental health of many people. Surely they must realising that investing in mental health support at an early stage will save billions of pounds in extra NHS spending not to mention a reduction in the number of lost working days and benefit payments.

 

[Mark]

As many people see anxiety, phobias and mental health issues as a “weakness” it is very difficult to get politicians to spend significant amounts of money. Ultimately, extra expenditure on mental health has not been a vote winner for politicians and at the end of the day that is all that many of them care about!

I think it is crazy that governments around the world spend so little on mental health because a relatively small investment will save massive expenditure further down the line when the condition is worse.

 

[Beattheblues]

Are no politicians able to think any further forward and the next election?