Can cash transfers protect mental health? Evidence from an observational cohort of children and adolescents living in adverse contexts in Brazil
BFP participation was associated with reduced MHP only among children/adolescents facing high adversity, suggesting the program may help break the cycle between poverty and mental health problems-but benefits are concentrated among the most vulnerable.
Authors
- Sara Evans‐Lacko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4691-2630)
- Carolina Ziebold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7965-6680)
- Isabel A. Bordin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3173-5419)
- Alícia Matijasevich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0060-1589)
- Cristiane Silvestre Paula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0438-9407)
Institutions
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (BR)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
- London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.10109
- Primary Topic
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- University of Cambridge
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Norges Forskningsråd