Thank you @atheendar.bsky.social ! This is work led by @davidbann.bsky.social Very keen to receive feedback and for others to use the database/code that we have put together. They are all accessible on David’s GitHub: github.com/dbann/policy...
What a nice piece --thanks for sharing! Great to see how you situate policy within the social contexts and narratives that create it and of course reminds us that inseparable to population health!
Adolescents facing high adversity had fewer mental-health problems when their families received Bolsa Família cash transfers.
Social protection can buffer the effects of poverty but lasting gains need coordinated action
doi.org/10.1192/j.eu... @cpeclse.bsky.social @lseglobalhealth.bsky.social
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Join CEGA on November 7 for the Global Mental Health Convening, gathering experts to explore mental health in low- and middle-income countries. Speakers include: @johanneshaushofer.com, @saraevans-lacko.bsky.social, Judith Bass, Matt Lowe, and more.
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Thanks for highlighting our work! As inequalities widen, it’s important to recognise how the combination of poverty and adolescent mental health problems can have long-term effects on life chances. Tackling these challenges requires early and sustained intervention
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CPEC featured in the latest #LSEResearchForTheWorld issue 🌏
@saraevans-lacko.bsky.social shares findings that adolescents suffering the double disadvantage of poverty + poor #mentalhealth will earn significantly less than their peers. 💰
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King's College London launches the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets, in partnership with @wellcometrust.bsky.social / @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social, a free platform with over 1,600 datasets, to support mental health research worldwide. 🌍
Read more and learn how to access: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-l...
Growing up with cash transfers: Can prolonged financial support during childhood improve mental health? By Sara Evans-Lacko (Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science) and Mauricio Avendano (Unisanté, University of Lausanne)
Can cash transfers during childhood improve #MentalHealth in adulthood? 💡
New blog by @saraevans-lacko.bsky.social & @mauavenda.bsky.social shares results from a recent study:👉 blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/hppdebated/2...
Our latest research shows longer exposure to cash transfer programs in childhood is associated with reduced depressive symptoms in early adulthood. academic.oup.com/heapol/advan... @cpeclse.bsky.social @lseinequalities.bsky.social @lseglobalhealth.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social
