Friends Prov targeting £26bn mental health costs

The guide, produced by mental health charity Mind, is designed to help employers understand the nature of mental health problems. It also includes guidance on how to encourage a mentally healthy working environment. The provider said it hopes the guide will explode some of the myths that continue to cloud understanding of mental health in today's workplace. Mental health problems accounted for 29% of all group income protection claims paid out by Friends Provident in 2009, and the provider is urging employers to consider how best to address this long-term cause of absence. A rep...