ReviewSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2017
Interventions to mitigate the effects of poverty and inequality on mental health.
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mental health prevention in Poland and selected European Union member states: a comparative analysis of systemic interventions.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Poverty-reduction interventions combined with psychological interventions: A systematic literature review.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
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- The impacts of collaboration between local health care and non-health care organizations and factors shaping how they work: a systematic review of reviews.BMC public health · 2021Pooled it
- The impact of cash transfers on mental health in children and young people in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ global health · 2021Pooled it
- What do we know about community-based health worker programs? A systematic review of existing reviews on community health workers.Human resources for health · 2018Pooled it
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- Healthcare satisfaction and associated factors between insured and uninsured women in the Sidama region, Ethiopia.npj health systems · 2026Article
- Society and the Microbiome: A Biopsychosocial Window Into Comprehensive Well-Being: A Review.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Profiles of quality of care among individuals with suicidal behaviors.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- The power of the social: A systematic review and meta-analysis of social interventions in Global Mental Health.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Translation, cultural adaptation, and content validity evaluation of a mental health literacy instrument in Bolivia.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Safe spaces for youth mental health: A scoping review.PloS one · 2025Article
- Understanding financial hardship and financial recovery among clients in supported accommodation services.PloS one · 2025Article
- Clinical psychologists' perceptions of telephone consultation for low-income patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interview study.Primary health care research & development · 2024Article
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- Caring in the Context of Systems: Service Provider Perspectives on the Mental Health Needs of Newcomer Young Men.Community health equity research & policy · 2023Article
- Promotive and preventive interventions for adolescent mental health in Sub-Saharan Africa: a combined scoping and systematic review.BMJ public health · 2023Article
- Recent Advances on Social Determinants of Mental Health: Looking Fast Forward.The American journal of psychiatry · 2023Review
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Abstract
purposeTo review psychosocial and policy interventions which mitigate the effects of poverty and inequality on mental health.
methodsSystematic reviews, controlled trials and realist evaluations of the last 10 years are reviewed, without age or geographical restrictions.
resultsEffective psychosocial interventions on individual and family level, such as parenting support programmes, exist. The evidence for mental health impact of broader community-based interventions, e.g. community outreach workers, or service-based interventions, e.g. social prescribing and debt advice is scarce. Likewise, the availability of evidence for the mental health impact of policy level interventions, such as poverty alleviation or youth guarantee, is quite restricted.
conclusionsThe social, economic, and physical environments in which people live shape mental health and many common mental disorders. There are effective early interventions to promote mental health in vulnerable groups, but it is necessary to both initiate and facilitate a cross-sectoral approach, and to form partnerships between different government departments, civic society organisations and other stakeholders. This approach is referred to as Mental Health in All Policies and it can be applied to all public policy levels from local policies to supranational.
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