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:Mental health Promotion: Building an Economic CaseLynne Friedli & Michael ParsonageNIAMHN ovember 2007 Foreword (Chair, NIAMH ) 5 Summary Introduction Promoting better mental health 0 2. Policy context What is positive mental health ? Rationale for mental health promotion 4 Economic evaluation 5 Constraints and limitations Benefits of mental health promotion 8 3. Benefits of preventing mental illness 9 Benefits of promoting positive mental health Outcomes associated with positive mental health 25 Lifetime benefits Conduct disorder Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and priorities 34 4. Parenting skills and pre-school education 35 health promoting schools 38 Employment/workplace 4 Lifestyle (diet, exercise, alcohol) 43 Environment 47 Conclusions 49 References 5 Contents3:4:Mental health Promotion: Building an Economic Case is the third policy document in a series commissioned by NIAMH .

Figures for England suggest that spending on mental health promotion is less than % of all NHS and local authority expenditure on mental health and may be less

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