These stats have been taken from Mental Health First Aid Englands Website – Mental ill health in the workplace
- 1 in 6 workers will experience depression, anxiety or problems relating to stress at any one time (1)
- There were 526,000 cases of work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2016/17 in Great Britain (2)
- The total number of cases of work-related stress, depression or anxiety in
2021/22 was 914,000, a prevalence rate of 2,750 per 100,000 workers. (2) - 1 in 5 people take a day off due to stress. Yet, 90% of these people cited a different reason for their absence (3)
- Presenteeism accounts for 2 times more losses than absences (4)
- Every year it costs business £1,300 per employee whose mental health needs are unsupported (4)
- Mental ill health is responsible for 72 million working days lost and costs £34.9 billion each year (4)
Note: Different studies will estimate the cost of mental ill health in different ways. Other reputable research estimates this cost to be as high as £74–£99 billion (5) - People with a long-term mental health condition lose their jobs every year at around double the rate of those without a mental health condition. This equates to 300,000 people – the equivalent of the population of Newcastle or Belfast (5)
- 15% of employees who disclosed mental health issues to their line manager reported being disciplined, dismissed or demoted (6)
- 84% of UK line managers believe they are responsible for employee wellbeing, but only 24% have received training. 49% of line managers reported a wish for basic training in common mental health conditions (6)
References
- McManus S, Bebbington P, Jenkins R, Brugha T. Mental health and wellbeing in England: Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 2014 [Internet]. Leeds; 2016. Available from: content.digital.nhs.uk
- Health and Safety Executive. Work-related stress,anxiety or depression statistics in Great Britain,
2022 Data up to March 2022. Annual statistics Published 23 November 2022 - Mind. Work is biggest cause of stress in people’s lives [Internet]. 2013. Available from: mind.org.uk
- Centre for Mental Health. Mental health at work: The business costs ten years on [Internet]. 2017 [cited 2017 Oct 16]. Available from: centreformentalhealth.org.uk
- Stevenson D, Farmer P. Thriving at work: The Independent Review of Mental Health and Employers [Internet]. 2017 [cited 2017 Nov 22]. Available from: gov.uk
- Business in the Community. Mental Health at Work Report 2017 [Internet]. 2017 [cited 2017 Oct 16]. Available from: wellbeing.bitc.org.uk
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