Austerity and inequality fuelling mental illness, says top UN envoy

By Mark Rice-Oxley

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‘Inequality is a key obstacle to mental health globally,’ says Dainius Pūras (not pictured).

Austerity, inequality and job insecurity are bad for mental health and governments should counteract them if they want to face up to the rising prevalence of mental illness, the UN’s top health envoy has said.

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