Here are three additional findings from the report:
• The annual monetary losses attributed to the effects of mental illness consumes 1.7% of the overall U.S. economy each year.
• The financial cost of providing full access to mental health treatment services to all those who need it would be 1.1% of the overall economy each year.
• Mild mental illness equates to a work productivity time loss equivalent to 9.3 work hours per week, while serious mental illness leads to a productivity loss equivalent to 12.5 work hours a week.
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