Key Takeaways from Report:

• Eliminating inequities in mental health care should be a priority both because of the moral imperative and because of the measurable benefits that doing so could convey to society. American healthspans (the number of healthy years between birth and death) could expand by another 20 years, on average, and the United States could see a drop in health care spending by 2040, if society more fully embraced wellness and prevention, spurred health care innovation, empowered consumers, and advanced equity.

• Decisions that sit at the most upstream levels related to voting, government action, and policy, have been historically linked, either directly or indirectly, to health outcomes. We should consider these same paths to achieve the necessary equitable mental health outcomes that can help us avoid the future projected in this report.

• The mental health crisis in the United States should be treated as an emergency, encompassing a cross-sector approach. Progress should include the active and voluntary participation of the private and commercialized industries that directly or indirectly affect the service and delivery of mental health and its services. It requires corporate responsibility to solve unjust issues affecting the workforce and enable all workers to seek and access treatment.