In previous editions of Invested, we explored the Economic impact of mental health and illness care, and why the impact is felt in sectors not included in traditional health care. In this edition, we are looking at what limitations exist in the mental health economic evidence and how they impact policy- and decision-makers. While economic evidence provides valuable…

In the previous issue of Invested, we explored the economic impact that the lack of mental health care has in Canada and around the world. In this issue, we look at examples of external forces that affect a person’s mental health and how funding sectors outside of health care can decrease the overall economic burden. In the previous…

With roughly one third of Canadians being affected by a mental illness in their lifetime[1], it can be argued that the historically underfunded sector of mental health care doesn’t make sense. It doesn’t make sense in the obvious humane sense, but it also doesn’t make sense economically.This is true, not just in Canada, but globally….