NHS talking therapies bring long-term economic returns to England

Ayoubkhani, Daniel; Dolby, Ted; Nifilyan, Vahe; Oparina, Ekaterina; Rossa, Marta; Rzepnicka, Klaudia; Saunders, Rob; Sharland, Emma

NHS talking therapies bring long-term economic returns to England

Daniel Ayoubkhani, Ted Dolby, Vahe Nifilyan, Ekaterina Oparina, Marta Rossa, Klaudia Rzepnicka, Rob Saunders and Emma Sharland

Mental health treatment improves workers' employability and increases their earnings. Klaudia Rzepnicka, Emma Sharland, Marta Rossa, Ted Dolby, Ekaterina Oparina, Rob Saunders, Daniel Ayoubkhani and Vahe Nafilyan conducted the first nationally representative analysis of how psychological therapies in England affect people' work outcomes. They found evidence of the benefit of public investments in talking therapies.

8 May 2025

LSE Business Review

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2025/05/08/nhs-talking-therapies-bring-long-term-economic-returns-to-england/

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