Perceptions of Brazil’s Bolsa Família cash transfer programme, life opportunities and mental health in the lives of young adults from the outskirts of São Paulo: qualitative study
The BFP was valued as essential for meeting poor families' basic needs. Employment opportunities were central to young adults' expectations, often causing anguish and anxiety. Expanding the BFP to include employment and income-generation policies could better support the mental health and life opportunities of vulnerable youth.
Authors
- Sara Evans‐Lacko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4691-2630)
- Eva Cyhlarova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1755-6676)
- David McDaid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0744-2664)
- Alícia Matijasevich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0060-1589)
- Paulo Artur Malvasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6557-8474)
- Cristiane Silvestre Paula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0438-9407)
Institutions
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (BR)
- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo (BR)
- London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJPsych Open
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.10056
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.37
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Economic and Social Research Council