Assessing the cost-effectiveness of mental health interventions for night-time economy workers
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2025-05-30
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Bourke, Jane
Leonardi-Bee, Jo
Blake, Holly
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SAGE Publishing
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The global night-time economy (NTE) generates billions of dollars annually and creates millions of jobs, according to the World Economic Forum. Defined as economic activity occurring between 6pm and 6am, the NTE spans industries such as hospitality, entertainment, transport, and healthcare. Recognising its significance, more than sixty cities worldwide have appointed officials to oversee nightlife governance. The NTE relies heavily on young and migrant workers, who are more likely to be low earners relative to the average workforce. Additionally, NTE workers often face challenging working conditions, including exposure to behaviours such as alcohol fuelled violent crime, sexual offences, domestic violence, criminal damage, theft, and anti-social behaviour. The NTE economy can have major impacts on the health and wellbeing of individuals but standard health services are typically available from 9am to 5pm and therefore often inaccessible to NTE workers.
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Global night-time economy (NTE) , Health , Wellbeing , Workers
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Bourke, J., Leonardi-Bee, J. and Blake, H. (2025) 'Assessing the cost-effectiveness of mental health interventions for night-time economy workers', Perspectives in Public Health, p.17579139251336658. https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139251336658
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© 2025, Royal Society for Public Health. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of the following article: Bourke, J., Leonardi-Bee, J. and Blake, H. (2025) 'Assessing the cost-effectiveness of mental health interventions for night-time economy workers', Perspectives in Public Health, p.17579139251336658. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139251336658