Mental health ROI: We're measuring the wrong thing.

Jon Davies

Jon Davies

Behavioural Science at Leafyard

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We live in a society where companies obsess over:

  • Absence rates
  • Utilisation numbers
  • Recovery metrics

All trying to prove their mental health programmes "work." But here's what the data shows:

Companies with 3+ year mental health programmes see vastly improved ROI compared to first-year programmes. Why the difference? Because mental health isn't about getting "fixed." It's about being equipped for whatever comes next - and that takes time.

Stop measuring:

  • How many people are "better"
  • Who's "back to normal"
  • When they're "fixed"

Start measuring:

  • How equipped and supported people feel
  • Their confidence in handling challenges
  • Their readiness for change

The best ROI comes when we stop trying to just fix people and start preparing them. Mental health isn't a broken leg. There's no "all better now." There's just better equipped for tomorrow.

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