The UK is facing a serious mental health crisis  that is having a significant impact on individuals’  quality of life and our collective endeavours as a  nation. The Mental Health Foundation estimates  that every week one in six people in England will  experience a common mental health problem, such  as depression or anxiety. Furthermore, the mental  health charity Mind says that one in four people in  England will experience a mental health problem  in any given year, including common problems like  depression and anxiety and rarer conditions such as  schizophrenia. The problem is urgent - according to research by the  LSE, mental health problems cost the UK economy  at least £118 billion a year due to factors like lost  productivity, economic inactivity and the costs  incurred by unpaid informal carers. In addition, NHS  mental health services in England received a record  4.6 million referrals during 2022, up 22% from 2019.The existing research into the causes and risk factors  for mental ill-health tell us that an individual’s mental  health can be heavily influenced by social and  personal factors - that is, the conditions in which they  are born, grow, study, live and work. This can include  an individual’s family environment as well as their  workplaces, educational settings or neighbourhoods. Efforts to promote good mental health that address  these circumstances therefore have the potential  to save substantial costs and mitigate the adverse  impact poor mental health is having on individuals,  families and wider society.