Health economic aspects of child and adolescent mental health

Beyond its negative consequences for individual well-being, mental illness causes enormous financial burden on the individual, their family and society more generally. Therefore, investing financial and human resources in mental health promotion potentially affects not only individual health and well-being but may also have a significant economic impact. The case for investing in better mental health for children and adolescents can be strengthened by making use of health economic techniques. Better understanding of what the potential costs of investing in interventions, as well as the potential health (and non-…