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One in three women in Finland received mental health support by age 28

One in three women born in Finland in 1997 had received mental health-related sickness allowance, disability pension or rehabilitative psychotherapy by age 28, according to an analysis by Kela. The corresponding share among men was 15.3 per cent, compared with 33.9 per cent among women.

One in three women in Finland received mental health support by age 28

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One in three women born in Finland in 1997 had received mental health-related sickness allowance, disability pension or rehabilitative psychotherapy by age 28, according to an analysis by Kela.

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One in three women born in Finland in 1997 had received mental health-related sickness allowance, disability pension or rehabilitative psychotherapy by age 28, according to an analysis by Kela. The corresponding share among men was 15.3 per cent, compared with 33.9 per cent among women.

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