The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) has published a report urging the government to make sure public health strategies do not ignore mental health.
The position statement, No health without public mental health: the case for action, shows that half of all mental illnesses begin by the age of 14 and three-quarters by mid-20s; people with a mental disorder smoke almost half of all tobacco consumed in the UK and account for almost half of all smoking-related deaths; and people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder die an average 20 years earlier than the general population, largely owing to physical health problems.
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