Implications of Cash Transfer Programs for Mental Health Promotion among Families Facing Significant Stressors: Using Ecological Systems Theory to Explain Successes of Conditional and Unconditional Programs
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Implications of Cash Transfer Programs for Mental Health
2.1. Conditional Cash Transfer Programs
2.2. Unconditional Cash Transfer Programs
3. Applying Ecological Systems Theory to Child Development and Family Well-Being: Implications for Cash Transfer Programs
3.1. Individual Level
3.2. Microsystem
3.3. Exosystem and Macrosystem
4. A Need to Address Stigma and Consider Structural Factors
5. Overview and Summary
6. A Call for Transnational Research to Explore Connections between Cash Transfer Programs and Mental Health Outcomes among Families
6.1. Research Agenda
6.1.1. Line of Inquiry
6.1.2. Multi-Country Study
6.2. Policy Agenda
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Lesser, T.L.; Matalon, M.; Clauss-Ehlers, C.S. Implications of Cash Transfer Programs for Mental Health Promotion among Families Facing Significant Stressors: Using Ecological Systems Theory to Explain Successes of Conditional and Unconditional Programs. Behav. Sci. 2024, 14, 770. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14090770
Lesser TL, Matalon M, Clauss-Ehlers CS. Implications of Cash Transfer Programs for Mental Health Promotion among Families Facing Significant Stressors: Using Ecological Systems Theory to Explain Successes of Conditional and Unconditional Programs. Behavioral Sciences. 2024; 14(9):770. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14090770
Chicago/Turabian StyleLesser, Tali L., Maya Matalon, and Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers. 2024. "Implications of Cash Transfer Programs for Mental Health Promotion among Families Facing Significant Stressors: Using Ecological Systems Theory to Explain Successes of Conditional and Unconditional Programs" Behavioral Sciences 14, no. 9: 770. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14090770