Denver Post Highlights “Moral Urgency of Mental Health”

If we can prevent great suffering at no cost to ourselves, we ought to do so. That principle is widely accepted and difficult to dispute. Yet Western governments are neglecting an opportunity to reduce the great misery caused by mental illness, even though the net cost would be nil.

The evidence for this claim comes from recent research by a team of economists at the London School of Economics. The team, directed by Richard Layard, drew on data from four major developed countries (Australia, Britain, Germany, and the United States) in which people were asked to indicate, on a 0-10 scale, how satisfied they were with their life.

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Solving challenges in Colorado’s Safety Net means recognizing our misconceptions 

By Kara Johnson-Hufford | March 11, 2025 If you’ve seen the news, you know Colorado’s mental and physical…

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