In her debut blog, Annie Irvine summarises a qualitative study which explores service user and staff views of a combined money advice and psychological therapy service within IAPT.
[read the full story...]Not all wealth is health: how does parental wealth affect children’s cognitive ability, mental and physical health?
Vishal Bhavsar reviews a cohort study which finds that greater parental housing wealth was associated with fewer emotional and behavioural problems in children.
[read the full story...]Does co-locating welfare advice services improve mental health?
Katie Evans from Money and Mental Health considers a recent study looking at the impact of co-located welfare advice in healthcare settings, which found significant improvements in financial outcomes, but less convincing results in terms of health benefits.
[read the full story...]Does recession = poorer health? Evidence strongest for suicide and mental illness
Claire Niedzwiedz examines a recent systematic review which looks at the possible harm caused by the 2008 financial crisis and recession on the health of people living across Europe.
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