Individual and national financial impacts of informal caring for people with mental illness in Australia, projected to 2030.
Deborah SchofieldMelanie J B ZeppelRobert TantonJacob Lennert VeermanSimon J KellyMegan E PasseyRupendra N ShresthaPublished in: BJPsych open (2022)
The costs associated with lost labour force participation due to the provision of informal care for people with mental illness are projected to increase for both carers and government, with a widening income gap between informal carers and employed non-carers, putting carers at risk of increased inequality.