The economic cost of SA’s mental health crisis

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Mental health conditions cost the economy more than R200bn a year through people missing work and presenteeism

South Africans are the second most stressed employees in the world. Lump the impact of Covid-19 on top of this and it’s easy to see why our country is facing a mental health crisis.

In addition to these stresses, some people work in environments where there is stigma attached to self-care practices such as regularly taking leave from work, which makes it difficult for people to unplug from the now common habit of constant connectivity. This becomes a vicious circle as sufferers begin to feel as though they are alone, misunderstood, and don’t matter to others, which only heightens their feelings of depression.

Poor financial health can feel like an unending weight on one’s shoulders. Being in a constant state of high stress and anxiety about finances increases the circulation of chemicals such as cortisol and adrenaline in the body that, over time, weaken the body’s immune system and make us more susceptible to both physical and mental illness.

 

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