Mental health and work challenges in Belgium

Building on the findings in the recently published OECD report Sick on the Job?, this chapter highlights the key challenges in the area of mental health and work and provides an overview of the current labour market performance of people with a mental disorder in Belgium compared to other OECD countries in terms of their employment and unemployment state, as well as their financial situation. The chapter also describes the role of the different government layers and the Belgian benefit system. It ends with a discussion of the advantages and challenges of the prominent role of the unemployment benefit system for people with a mental disorder in Belgium.