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Heterogeneous Effects of Housing Vouchers on the Mental Health of US Adolescents.

Objectives. To assess the mental health effects on adolescents of low-income families residing in high-poverty public housing who received housing vouchers to assist relocation. Methods. We defined treatment effects to compare 2829 adolescents aged 12 to 19 years in families offered housing vouchers...

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Published in:American Journal of Public Health Vol. 106; no. 4; pp. 755 - 763
Main Authors: Nguyen, Quynh C., Rehkopf, David H., Schmidt, Nicole M., Osypuk, Theresa L.
Format: Article
Published: American Public Health Association Apr2016
Subjects:
United States
Mental health
Public housing
Public welfare
Socioeconomic factors
Adolescence
Psychology
Poverty areas
Confidence intervals
Regression analysis
Data analysis software
Descriptive statistics
Odds ratio
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