Examining the dynamics between young people’s mental health, poverty and life chances in six low- and middle-income countries: protocol for the CHANCES-6 study

Annette Bauer; Ricardo Araya Baltra; Mauricio Avendano Pabon; Yadira Díaz; Emily Garman; Philipp Hessel; Crick Lund; Paulo Malvasi; Alicia Matijasevich; David McDaid; A. La Park; Cristiane Silvestre Paula; Annie Zimmerman; Sara Evans-Lacko

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Examining the dynamics between young people’s mental health, poverty and life chances in six low- and middle-income countries: protocol for the CHANCES-6 study

Annette Bauer, Ricardo Araya Baltra, Mauricio Avendano Pabon, Yadira Díaz, Emily Garman, Philipp Hessel, Crick Lund, Paulo Malvasi, Alicia Matijasevich, David McDaid, A. La Park, Cristiane Silvestre Paula, Annie Zimmerman, Sara Evans-Lacko^*

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Purpose: Poverty and poor mental health are closely related and may need to be addressed together to improve the life chances of young people. There is currently little evidence about the impact of poverty-reduction interventions, such as cash transfer programmes, on improved youth mental health and life chances. The aim of the study (CHANCES-6) is to understand the impact and mechanisms of such programmes. Methods: CHANCES-6 will employ a combination of quantitative, qualitative and economic analyses. Secondary analyses of longitudinal datasets will be conducted in six low- and middle-income countries (Brazil, Colombia, Liberia, Malawi, Mexico and South Africa) to examine the impact of cash transfer programmes on mental health, and the mechanisms leading to improved life chances for young people living in poverty. Qualitative interviews and focus groups (conducted among a subset of three countries) will explore the views and experiences of young people, families and professionals with regard to poverty, mental health, life chances, and cash transfer programmes. Decision-analytic modelling will examine the potential economic case and return-on-investment from programmes. We will involve stakeholders and young people to increase the relevance of findings to national policies and practice. Results: Knowledge will be generated on the potential role of cash transfer programmes in breaking the cycle between poor mental health and poverty for young people, to improve their life chances. Conclusion: CHANCES-6 seeks to inform decisions regarding the future design and the merits of investing in poverty-reduction interventions alongside investments into the mental health of young people.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1687-1703
Number of pages	17
Journal	Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Volume	56
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02043-7
Publication status	Published - Sept 2021

Keywords

Cash transfer programme
Life chances
Mental health
Mixed-method study
Poverty
Young people

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Bauer, A., Baltra, R. A., Pabon, M. A., Díaz, Y., Garman, E., Hessel, P., Lund, C., Malvasi, P., Matijasevich, A., McDaid, D., Park, A. L., Paula, C. S., Zimmerman, A., & Evans-Lacko, S. (2021). Examining the dynamics between young people’s mental health, poverty and life chances in six low- and middle-income countries: protocol for the CHANCES-6 study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 56(9), 1687-1703. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02043-7

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Bauer, A, Baltra, RA, Pabon, MA, Díaz, Y, Garman, E, Hessel, P, Lund, C, Malvasi, P, Matijasevich, A, McDaid, D, Park, AL, Paula, CS, Zimmerman, A & Evans-Lacko, S 2021, 'Examining the dynamics between young people’s mental health, poverty and life chances in six low- and middle-income countries: protocol for the CHANCES-6 study', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, vol. 56, no. 9, pp. 1687-1703. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02043-7

Examining the dynamics between young people’s mental health, poverty and life chances in six low- and middle-income countries: protocol for the CHANCES-6 study. / Bauer, Annette; Baltra, Ricardo Araya; Pabon, Mauricio Avendano et al.
In: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Vol. 56, No. 9, 09.2021, p. 1687-1703.

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