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In short, everyone.

• Mental illness is the leading cause of disability worldwide.
• 1 in 5 people are set to develop a mental health condition in the course of their lifetime.
• Around 1-in-7 people globally (11-18 percent) have one or more mental or substance use disorders.
• Globally, more than 264 million people of all ages suffer from depression. Bipolar disorder affects about 45 million people worldwide.
• In the US, mental ill-health affects almost 20% of adults.
• 38% of Europeans are affected yearly by mental ill-health.
• 50% of mental health problems are established by the age of 14.
• 1 in 5 deaths among 15 to 19-year-olds in the EU are caused by intentional self harm.
• The health of family caregivers taking care of someone with a mental health issue is reported to be 34% worse than of non-caregivers.
• Employees driven by purpose are significantly more stressed and score lower for well-being, resilience, and self-efficacy, and are at a higher risk for burn-out.

Unfortunately not. All over the world there are treatment gaps -the difference that exists between the number of people who need care and those who actually receive care.

• In Africa, there is a treatment gap of up to 90% .
• In Europe, about 50% of major depressions are untreated.
• Among children and adolescents with a diagnosed mental health disorder, only 25-35% have access to treatment. 
• 75% of children/youth with diagnosed mental health conditions do not receive treatment. 

• 85% of workers are not engaged at work.
• Mental illness will cost the global economy $16 trillion by 2030.
• Depression and anxiety disorders cost the global economy $1 trillion each year in lost productivity.
• Mental illness costs 4% of GDP – €600 billion – in the EU.
• One-fifth of health spending is wasteful and could be allocated to better use.

• Caregivers spend an average of 32 hours per week providing unpaid care.
• Women and men in the lowest income group are more than two times as likely to report chronic depression than those in the highest income group across the EU.

• On average, countries spend only 1% of their public health budget on mental healthcare.
• Mental health receives just 0.5% of all philanthropic health spending – the lowest proportion of any branch of health.