Join a private discussion with CSJ’s Mental Health Policy Lead to discuss what has driven the recent rise in mental ill-health?
Tuesday, February 11th 4pm
The statistics paint a bleak picture. There has been a 69 per cent rise in the number of people in contact with mental health services in England over the last 8 years and nearly a fifth of adults are now taking antidepressants. If current trends persist, a quarter of children will have a mental disorder by 2030.
The CSJ’s new paper investigates; the slow and steady decline of the protective factors which foster positive mental health, the perfect storm following the pandemic, including rising mental health related economic inactivity and the impact of harmful online content and finally the overuse of the medical model in tackling these root cause issues.