Making mental health care accessible is challenging in Japan
Oct 17, 2022 · The World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Mental Health, a multi-stakeholder network, aims to promote innovation in the area of mental health and help solve …
What really causes economic downturns? | World Economic Forum
Mar 27, 2015 · Understanding the underlying causes of large economic downturns such as the Great Depression has been one of the central questions in macroeconomics. Our results …
An economist explains what COVID-19 has done to the economy
Sep 25, 2020 · COVID-19 has caused an economic shock three times worse than the 2008 financial crisis - but the worst is probably behind us, according to Nariman Behravesh.
This is the world's biggest mental health problem - The World …
Jan 14, 2019 · While depression is the condition most will associate with mental health issues, and the leading cause of disability worldwide, it is not the number one mental health concern.
Poor mental health is more likely in low income households
Jan 28, 2021 · Researchers have also found that unemployed people are less mentally and physically resilient than those in work. Depression and anxiety are up to three times as likely …
4 facts you didn't know about mental health in Africa | World …
Aug 19, 2021 · Depression is the most prevalent mental illness in the world. Currently, an estimated 100 million people in Africa suffer from clinical depression, including 66 million …
Is technology creating an anxious generation? - The World …
Oct 18, 2024 · Depression, anxiety and behavioural disorders are among the leading causes of illness and disability among adolescents, suicide being the fourth leading cause of death …
How failing banks paved Hitler's path to power | World Economic …
Apr 16, 2019 · Polarised politics in the wake of financial crises echo throughout modern history, but evidence of a causal link between economic downturns and populism is limited. This …
An economist explains what happens if there’s another financial …
Apr 30, 2019 · The financial crisis of 2008 may have started in the US banking sector but it went on to unleash the deepest global recession since the Great Depression.
Children’s mental health is suffering. How can we help? | World ...
Apr 28, 2025 · Poor mental health in children has become a pressing social issue, affecting people’s long-term wellbeing and quality of life, as well as the economy more broadly.