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. Denmark is in a good position to tackle the challenges of mental ill-health more effectively, as it can build upon a number of system strengths. These include a good municipal structure for following up on youth at risk and for providing employment services to everyone in need of help, as well as an accessible health system that widely reimburses psychological therapies. But changes are needed in order to improve the situation significantly. Among other things, more resources will be needed to identify and address mental health problems of clients of different systems, and to integrate health and employment interventions.
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Chapter 1. Mental health and work challenges in Denmark (abstract | tables and figures)
Chapter 2. Young Danes and their transition into the labour market (abstract | tables and figures)
Chapter 3. Flexicurity, productivity and the Danish work environment (abstract | tables and figures)
Chapter 4. Sickness, unemployment and return to work in Denmark (abstract | tables and figures)
Chapter 5. Tackling labour market exit in Denmark due to disability benefit (abstract | tables and figures)
Chapter 6. The interface between the health and the employment systems (abstract | tables and figures)
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