The cost of mental health and substance abuse services in Canada

With regard to the private sector, larger companies offer supportive services through employee assistance plans (EAPs) to promote the mental health of employees with or without mental Institute of Health Economics, Final Report, June 2010 1 The Cost of Mental Health Services in Canada illness. [...] This report was carried out at the request of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, who wanted to determine the economic scope of mental health services in Canada. [...] Institute of Health Economics, Final Report, June 2010 2 The Cost of Mental Health Services in Canada METHODS Scope of the Study The cost of mental illness can be divided into four components. [...] Institute of Health Economics, Final Report, June 2010 7 The Cost of Mental Health Services in Canada In other areas, namely mental health services in the educational system, supportive housing and housing for homeless people with a mental illness, estimates were obtained from special one- time studies, conducted by the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) or others. [...] Institute of Health Economics, Final Report, June 2010 8 The Cost of Mental Health Services in Canada Of the total reported costs, about $10.6 billion was for services and $3.7 billion was for disability payments.