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ArticlePreventive medicine2023

State expansion of supplemental nutrition assistance program eligibility and rates of interpersonal violence.

Anna E Austin, Meghan Shanahan, Madeline Frank, H Luz McNaughton Reyes, Alice Ammerman, Nicole A Short

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Article in Preventive medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  6. Adolescent Mental Health and Suicidal Behaviors in the Context of Expanded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Eligibility.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2024
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Anna E AustinDepartment of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. Electronic address: anna.austin@unc.edu.
Meghan ShanahanInjury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
Madeline FrankDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
H Luz McNaughton ReyesDepartment of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
Alice AmmermanCenter for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
Nicole A ShortDepartment of Psychology, University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA.

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NCIPC CDC HHS R01 CE003334
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionFood insecurity is associated with an increased likelihood of interpersonal violence. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest program addressing food insecurity in the U.S. States can eliminate the asset test and/or increase the income limit for SNAP eligibility, expanding the number of households receiving assistance. We examined the association of state elimination of the asset test and increases in the income limit with rates of interpersonal violence, including intimate partner violence (IPV), other relationship violence (violence by a parent, friend, etc.), and stranger violence.

methodsWe used data from the SNAP Policy Database and state-level estimates of rates of interpersonal violence per 1000 population ages ≥12 years from the 2012-2014 to 2016-2018 National Crime Victimization Survey.

resultsStates that adopted both SNAP eligibility policies (eliminated the asset test and increased the income limit) had a lower rate of IPV (β = -0.4, 95% CI -0.9, 0.0) and other relationship violence (β = -2.4, 95% CI -3.8, -1.1) compared to states that did not adopt either policy. The rate of stranger violence (β = -0.5, 95% CI -2.3, 1.4) did not differ for states that adopted both policies compared to states that did not adopt either policy. Rates of IPV (β = -0.4, 95% CI -0.9, 0.2), other relationship violence (β = -1.2, 95% CI -3.2, 0.7), and stranger violence (β = -0.2, 95% CI -2.0, 1.6) did not differ for states that eliminated the asset test only compared to states that did not adopt either policy.

conclusionExpanding SNAP eligibility may help prevent interpersonal violence at the population-level.

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Food AssistanceFamily CharacteristicsHumansIncomePovertyUnited StatesViolenceFamily stress modelFood insecurityInterpersonal violenceIntimate partner violenceRelationship violenceSupplemental nutrition assistance program

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