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Throughout the OECD, mental ill-health is increasingly recognised as a problem for social and labour market policy; a problem that is creating significant costs for people, employers and the economy at large. The institutional set-up in Belgium has great potential in addressing the challenges of mental ill-health and work. System strengths include an advanced labour legislation with strong focus on the prevention of mental ill-health at work; the strong recourse to unemployment benefit rather than more passive benefits by people with mental disorders; and the integrated sickness and disability benefit scheme. However, the current system is poorly implemented, passive and reactive and is not used to prevent labour market withdrawal of people with mental illness. Among other things, a more active mindset will be required especially of employers, occupational health services, and sickness insurance companies (mutualities).
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Chapter 1. Mental health and work challenges in Belgium (abstract | tables and figures)
Chapter 2. The Belgian education system (abstract | tables and figures)
Chapter 3. Employers and the working environment in Belgium (abstract | tables and figures)
Chapter 4. Belgium’s sickness and disability benefit system (abstract | tables and figures)
Chapter 5. The disability allowance system in Belgium (abstract | tables and figures)
Chapter 6. Belgium’s public employment services (abstract | tables and figures)
Chapter 7. The mental health system in Belgium (abstract | tables and figures)
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