is the estimated total cost of mental ill health in England per year £105 bi lion Why we exist Our vision is to improve the mental health of the nation. 1 in 4 people experience mental health issues each year 15 people each day took their life in 2017
We all have mental health. Better mental health is good for everyone and recognising this is good for society. We want a society where everyone can thrive. We believe in zero stigma surrounding mental health. We want mental health to be openly discussed and supported. It’s easy to think there’s no right place to talk about mental health. But the more we talk about it, the better life is for all of us. Mental illness is the largest single source of burden of disease in the UK 1 . One in four people experience a diagnosable mental health condition each year 2 - that’s a quarter of our population who need the right support. Yet 70-75% of people with diagnosable mental illness receive no treatment at all 3 .
The total cost of mental ill health in England is estimated at £105 billion per year. But it’s not just costing us money, it has a human cost too. It costs us productivity, relationships and self-esteem. It also costs us lives. In 2017 there were 5,487 4 suicides in Great Britain. This means more than 15 people per day took their life. It is estimated that many more people attempt suicide. We want to drive these statistics down. Behind each of these statistics is a life and friends and family. We want our training to create an unshakable belief that we can all talk freely about mental health and seek support when we need it. We will achieve this through our mission to train one in ten people in mental health awareness and skills.
1. Royal College of Psychiatrists. No health without public mental health: the case for action. Position Statement PS4/2010. 2010. 2. Mental Health Taskforce NE. The Five Year Forward View for Mental Health. 2016. 3. Davies SC. Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer 2013, Public Mental Health Priorities: Investing in the Evidence. 2014. 4. Office for National Statistics. Suicides in the UK: 2017 registrations. 2018.
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