The Impact of Housing Assistance on the Mental Health of Children in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Housing assistance policies may lead to improved mental health for children and adolescents by improving housing quality, stability, and affordability. We use a unique data linkage of the National Health Interview Survey and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development administrative data to examine the impact of housing assistance on parent-reported mental health outcomes for children ages 2 to 17 (N = 1,967). We account for selection into housing assistance using a pseudo-waitlist method that compares children receiving assistance to those who will enter housing assistance within two years of their interview. Compared to those in the pseudo-waitlist group, we find that children living in public housing have better mental health outcomes. We do not find similar benefits for children r

SUBMITTER: Fenelon A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6657339 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature