The effect of a transition into poverty on child and maternal mental health: a longitudinal analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Background: Whether or not relative measures of income poverty effectively reflect children's life chances has been the focus of policy debates in the UK. Although poverty is associated with poor child and maternal mental health, few studies have assessed the effect of moving into poverty on me...

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Main Authors: Dr Sophie Wickham, PhD, Prof Margaret Whitehead, PhD, Prof David Taylor-Robinson, PhD, Ben Barr, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266717300117