An investment case analysis for the prevention and treatment of adolescent mental disorders and suicide in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescent mental health (AMH) needs in England have increased dramatically and needs exceed treatment availability. This study undertook a comparative assessment of the health and economic return on investment (ROI) of interventions to prevent and treat mental disorders among adolescents (10-19 years) and examined intervention affordability and readiness.

Methods

Interventions were identified following a review of published and grey literature. A Markov model followed a simulated adolescent cohort to estimate implementation costs and health, education, and economic benefits. Intervention affordability was assessed, comparing annual cost per adolescent with NHS England per capita spending, and an expert panel assessed intervention readiness using a validated frame

SUBMITTER: Jackson-Morris A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10843955 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature