'This has to change': Mental ill-health costs Australia $500 million every day
There are up to a million people going untreated for mental health conditions in Australia with these illnesses costing the economy around $180 billion each year.
Mental health and suicide are costing Australia $180 billion annually, according to a new report – triggering calls for a sweeping policy change to our healthcare system.
The Productivity Commission handed down its draft report that forensically examined the cost of mental health and suicide in Australia on Thursday.