Investing in Women's Mental Health

A new paper from The Australian Health Policy Collaboration discusses the extensive evidence that women’s mental health needs are significantly different from those of men. Certain mental illnesses are more prevalent in women, they use mental health services more frequently than men, and they want a broader range of treatment options than are currently available.
The burden of poor mental health among women results in adverse social and economic consequences, including disability, reduced life expectancy, impoverishment of individual women, unemployment, reduced productivity, and increasing costs of healthcare and welfare.

Investing in Women's Mental Health: Strengthening the Foundations for Women, Families and the Australian Economy. Policy Paper No 02-2016. April 2016