ReviewJournal of epidemiology and community health2021
Effectiveness of community interventions for protecting and promoting the mental health of working-age adults experiencing financial uncertainty: a systematic review.
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- Public health policies and interventions to address health inequities in high-income countries: an umbrella review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
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- The social determinants of mental health and disorder: evidence, prevention and recommendations.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2024Article
- How co-locating public mental health interventions in community settings impacts mental health and health inequalities: a multi-site realist evaluation.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Financial adversity and subsequent health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: A qualitative interview study.SSM. Qualitative research in health · 2023Article
- Money Matters: Time for Prevention and Early Intervention to Address Family Economic Circumstances.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2023Article
- Primary Mental Health Care in a New Era.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Projected all-cause deaths attributable to COVID-19-related unemployment in Croatia in 2020.Public health · 2022Article
- The Role of Unemployment, Financial Hardship, and Economic Recession on Suicidal Behaviors and Interventions to Mitigate Their Impact: A Review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Review
- Perceived manageability of debt and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A UK population analysis.PloS one · 2022Article
- The Acceptability and Initial Effectiveness of "Space From Money Worries": An Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention to Tackle the Link Between Financial Difficulties and Poor Mental Health.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Community interventions for improving adult mental health: mapping local policy and practice in England.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Mental Health Inequalities During COVID-19 Outbreak: The Role of Financial Insecurity and Attentional Control.Psychologica Belgica · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has created a period of global economic uncertainty. Financial strain, personal debt, recent job loss and housing insecurity are important risk factors for the mental health of working-age adults. Community interventions have the potential to attenuate the mental health impact of these stressors. We examined the effectiveness of community interventions for protecting and promoting the mental health of working-age adults in high-income countries during periods of financial insecurity.
methodsEight electronic databases were systematically screened for experimental and observational studies published since 2000 measuring the effectiveness of community interventions on mental health outcomes. We included any non-clinical intervention that aimed to address the financial, employment, food or housing insecurity of participants. A review protocol was registered on the PROSPERO database (CRD42019156364) and results are reported in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.
resultsFrom 2326 studies screened, 15 met our inclusion criteria. Five categories of community intervention were identified: advice services colocated in healthcare settings; link worker social prescribing; telephone debt advice; food insecurity interventions; and active labour market programmes. In general, the evidence for effective and cost-effective community interventions delivered to individuals experiencing financial insecurity was lacking. From the small number of studies without a high risk of bias, there was some evidence that financial insecurity and associated mental health problems were amenable to change and differences by subpopulations were observed.
conclusionThere is a need for well-controlled studies and trials to better understand effective ingredients and to identify those interventions warranting wider implementation.
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