The Effects of Social Determinants of Health on Child and Family Mental Health: Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Purpose of Review This review aims to expand understanding of the effect of SDOH on youth and family mental health outcomes. The review highlights significant findings from recent literature across SDOH categories (Economic Stability, Education Access/Quality, Health Care Access/Quality, Neighborhoo...

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Published in:Current psychiatry reports 2023-09, Vol.25 (9), p.387-394
Main Authors: Tall, Jasmine, Biel, Matthew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to education
Built environment
Child & adolescent mental health
COVID-19
Economics
Food security
Health care access
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental health
Neighborhoods
Pandemics
Poverty
Psychiatry
Topical Collection on Child and Adolescent Disorders
Urban environments
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Summary:Purpose of Review This review aims to expand understanding of the effect of SDOH on youth and family mental health outcomes. The review highlights significant findings from recent literature across SDOH categories (Economic Stability, Education Access/Quality, Health Care Access/Quality, Neighborhood/Built Environment, and Social/Community Context). This review also aims to demonstrate how the COVID-19 pandemic influences these effects. Recent Findings Economic instability (i.e., poverty, food insecurity) is associated with poorer MH outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic limited access to mental health resources, including reduced opportunities for school-based mental health services and insurance barriers. Systemic factors, such as community violence and racism, exacerbate MH disparities. Summary Policy decisions, especially those addressing poverty, can help youth and family exposures to SDOH, ACEs, and TS, which can help improve youth mental health outcomes at the population level. Findings on negative consequences of SDOH factors should be balanced with reporting findings of resiliency and other associated protective factors.
ISSN:1523-3812
1535-1645
DOI:10.1007/s11920-023-01436-6