The Impact of Mental Illness at Work Huge Cost
Decreased Productivity
Mental illness is projected to cause $16 trillion in lost economic output from 2011 through 2030.
Absenteeism, presenteeism, job-related stress and accidents, turnover and stigma related to seeking treatment all negatively impact employees, and therefore businesses.
Bad for Business
Many Affected
Mental illness impacts employees’ well-being, productivity and ability to serve customers. Liability also increases and economic growth is constrained.
Mental illness affects 1 in 4 people and is the #1 cause of adult disability worldwide.
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The Workplace as the Answer Workplace Hub The workplace is a launching point for addressing mental health issues, but a drive to implement practices is lacking.
Return on Investment
The return on investment to employers is significant, with evidence that as much as 5x the cost is recovered in added productivity.
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Parity with Physical Health The business sector needs to prioritize mental health and standardize good practice.
One Mind at Work
We are developing a coalition of 20+ employers and global organizations to develop and implement gold standards.
Open Science in Mental Health • Mental health is the biggest area of unmet medical need. • Failing to treat mental health can lead to economic and human costs. • Open science boosts reproducibility and robust data needed to advance the development of treatments as quickly as possible.
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Treatment Duration Mental health has no easy fixes – it is a long term commitment from the individual and the employer.
Case study: Depression • The leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. • Closely related to substance abuse disorders. • Single condition costs US employers $23 billion annually due to lost productivity.
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One Mind at Work: Making a difference Vision To unite CEOs and global leaders to transform brain health in the workplace. Goals Promote widespread implementation of evidence-based best practices. Increase research funding to create a sustained focus on brain fitness and mental health in the workplace.
Catalyze leadership from the business sector to demonstrate the impact of mental health and inspire greater global action.
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Addressing brain health is a workplace imperative – one that is simply too costly to ignore. Along with leading corporations and institutions, we will develop, fund and implement solutions to improve mental health. - Garen Staglin
Spotlight on Mental Health and Life Expectancy Anne Case and Angus Deaton, PNAS 112:49; 15078–15083, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1518393112 “Rising morbidity and mortality in midlife among white non-Hispanic Americans in the 21st century”
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All-cause mortality, ages 45–54 for US White non-Hispanics (USW), US Hispanics (USH), and other countries: France (FRA), Germany (GER), the United Kingdom (UK), Canada (CAN), Australia
(AUS), and Sweden (SWE).
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Source: Anne Case, and Angus Deaton PNAS 2015;112:15078-15083
Mortality by cause, white non-Hispanics ages 45–54.
Source: Anne Case, and Angus Deaton PNAS 2015;112:15078-15083
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Census region-level suicide and poisoning mortality rates 1999–2013.
Northeast (blue) Midwest (red) South (black) West (green)
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Source: Anne Case, and Angus Deaton PNAS 2015;112:15078-15083
Mortality by poisoning, suicide, chronic liver disease, and cirrhosis, white non-Hispanics by 5-y age group.
Source: Anne Case, and Angus Deaton PNAS 2015;112:15078-15083
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Categories of opioids Opioid analgesics (commonly referred to as prescription opioids) have been used to treat moderate to severe pain in some patients. Natural opioids, semi-synthetic opioids, methadone (a synthetic opioid), and some other synthetic opioids are commonly available by prescription. Natural opioid analgesics, including morphine and codeine, and semi-synthetic opioid analgesics, including drugs such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and oxymorphone; Methadone, a synthetic opioid; Synthetic opioid analgesics other than methadone, including drugs such as tramadol and fentanyl; and Heroin, an illicit (illegally-made) opioid synthesized from morphine that can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance. #MIGlobal
Overdose death rates by type of opioid
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Deaths involving opioids US
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Opiate Deaths (/10,000) 1999
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Opiate Deaths (/10,000) 2005
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Opiate Deaths (/10,000) 2009
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Opiate Deaths (/10,000) 2012
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Opiate Deaths (/10,000) 2015
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Heroin users increasingly also abused opioid pain relievers over the past year
In 2013 past year abuse or dependence on opioid pain relievers was associated with a 40 fold increased risk of heroin use. (Greater than cocaine, 14.7 fold, or marijuana, 2.6 fold)
Nonhispanic white males, age 18-25, with incomes
