saraevans-lacko.bsky.social @saraevans-lacko.bsky.social · 10/07/2026We have a new CHANCES-6 paper looking at how do young people participating in cash transfer programmes in Brazil, Colombia and South Africa perceive and construct poverty and how do they understand mental health in relation to itdoi.orgRedirecting 110
saraevans-lacko.bsky.social @saraevans-lacko.bsky.social · 13/03/2026A good read in the NYT on Denmark's One of Us anti-stigma programme --it's nice to see the personal stories and evidence woven together so well. Glad they spoke with Pat Corrigan whose influence on the field runs so deeply, a fitting tribute to his work. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/h...nytimes.comA Danish Program Takes On the Stigma of Mental Illness 011
Reposted by @saraevans-lacko.bsky.socialEmilie Courtin @emiliecourtin.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Thank you @atheendar.bsky.social ! This is work led by @davidbann.bsky.social Very keen to receive feedback and for others to use the database/code that we have put together. They are all accessible on David’s GitHub: github.com/dbann/policy...github.comGitHub - dbann/policyclaims: policy claims in published epidemiology/public health abstracts, comparison across time and by journal/field, using LLMs to classifypolicy claims in published epidemiology/public health abstracts, comparison across time and by journal/field, using LLMs to classify - dbann/policyclaims 033
saraevans-lacko.bsky.social @saraevans-lacko.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Adolescents facing high adversity had fewer mental-health problems when their families received Bolsa Família cash transfers. Social protection can buffer the effects of poverty but lasting gains need coordinated action doi.org/10.1192/j.eu... @cpeclse.bsky.social @lseglobalhealth.bsky.socialdoi.orgCan cash transfers protect mental health? Evidence from an observational cohort of children and adolescents living in adverse contexts in Brazil | European Psychiatry | Cambridge CoreCan cash transfers protect mental health? Evidence from an observational cohort of children and adolescents living in adverse contexts in Brazil - Volume 68 Issue 1 001
Reposted by @saraevans-lacko.bsky.socialCenter for Effective Global Action @cega-uc.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Save the Date! 📅 Join CEGA on November 7 for the Global Mental Health Convening, gathering experts to explore mental health in low- and middle-income countries. Speakers include: @johanneshaushofer.com, @saraevans-lacko.bsky.social, Judith Bass, Matt Lowe, and more. 🔗 : go.cega.org/GMHC2025go.cega.orgGlobal Mental Health ConveningThis gathering will explore cutting-edge research and chart new directions for understanding and improving mental health in LMICs. 022
Reposted by @saraevans-lacko.bsky.socialCare Policy and Evaluation Centre (LSE) @cpeclse.bsky.social · 02/04/2025CPEC featured in the latest #LSEResearchForTheWorld issue 🌏 @saraevans-lacko.bsky.social shares findings that adolescents suffering the double disadvantage of poverty + poor #mentalhealth will earn significantly less than their peers. 💰 READ THE ARTICLE NOW: 👉 www.lse.ac.uk/research/res... 122
Reposted by @saraevans-lacko.bsky.socialInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience @kingsioppn.bsky.social · 23/01/2025King's College London launches the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets, in partnership with @wellcometrust.bsky.social / @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social, a free platform with over 1,600 datasets, to support mental health research worldwide. 🌍 Read more and learn how to access: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-l...kcl.ac.ukKing's launches the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets to support mental health researchResearchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London have launched a new free platform to allow people to discover hundreds of longitudinal mental hea... 19662
Reposted by @saraevans-lacko.bsky.socialCare Policy and Evaluation Centre (LSE) @cpeclse.bsky.social · 10/12/2024 Can cash transfers during childhood improve #MentalHealth in adulthood? 💡 New blog by @saraevans-lacko.bsky.social & @mauavenda.bsky.social shares results from a recent study:👉 blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/hppdebated/2... 064
saraevans-lacko.bsky.social @saraevans-lacko.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Our latest research shows longer exposure to cash transfer programs in childhood is associated with reduced depressive symptoms in early adulthood. academic.oup.com/heapol/advan... @cpeclse.bsky.social @lseinequalities.bsky.social @lseglobalhealth.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.socialacademic.oup.comThe long-term effects of cash transfer programmes on young adults’ mental health: A quasi-experimental study of Colombia, Mexico and South AfricaAbstract. Poverty is associated with poorer mental health in early adulthood. Cash transfers (CTs) have been shown to improve child health and education ou 071
