Australian Department of Health & Ageing: "Young Men’s Mental Illness Costs us $3 Billion Annually"

Submitted by Minuteman on Wed, 2012-05-30 12:16

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'A new report released today shows that young men’s mental illness in costing the Australian economy more than $3 billion each year in lost productivity.

Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, today launched the landmark report, ‘Counting the Cost: The Impact of Young Men’s Mental Health on the Australian Economy’.

Commissioned by the Inspire Foundation and Ernst & Young, the Report highlights that mental illness in young men costs the economy $387,000 per hour and over 9 million working days lost per annum.'

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