Mental Health, Resilience And Inequalities

Published: March 2009

This is a joint report with WHO Europe which demonstrates how poor mental health experienced by individuals is a significant cause of wider social and health problems, including:

• low levels of educational achievement and work productivity
• higher levels of physical disease and mortality
• violence, relationship breakdown and poor community cohesion

In contrast, good mental health leads to better physical health, healthier lifestyles, improved productivity and educational attainment and lower levels of crime and violence.