Public Policy at The Conference Board of
Canada. “Improving treatment of mental
illness among working Canadians would
offer significant benefits for individuals,
businesses, society and the economy.”
In Canada, it is accepted that mental
illness can affect workplace functioning.
If all employees living with depression
or anxiety had access to better treatment
and support, then workplace functioning
would improve significantly. Mental
illness can also prevent some people
from entering the workforce. If all these
Canadians had access to better treatment
and support, the economy may see up to
352,000 Canadians with depression or
anxiety enter the workforce as fully functional
employees each year until 2035.
Taken together, this could potentially
boost Canada’s economy by up to $32.3
billion a year from improved treatment of
depression and $17.3 billion a year from
anxiety treatment.
Organizations can improve the treatment
of anxiety and depression among
employed Canadians by facilitating access
to evidence-based benefits, programs
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