The Daily Mirror:
It's the biggest disease in Britain, so why is it only now a priority?
9 October 2014
The article was published in The Daily Mirror on October 9, 2014
Link to article here
Related publications
Thrive: the Power of Evidence Based Psychological Therapies, Richard Layard, David M Clark, Penguin, July 2014
Further links
Recent films: Let's Make Mental Health a Priority
Treating mental illness is the right thing to do morally but also economically - Richard Layard of the Centre for Economic Performance explains why treating mental illness should be high on the public agenda. The costs of treatment for mental illness are far less than the costs of doing nothing.
Related links
Richard Layard webpage
Wellbeing Programme webpage
Happiness and Public Policy Research webpage