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Mixed Signals in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Well-Being Indicators in the United States: A Call for Improvements to Population Health Monitoring.

Authors :
Anderson NW
Halfon N
Eisenberg D
Markowitz AJ
Moore KA
Zimmerman FJ
Source :
The Milbank quarterly [Milbank Q] 2023 Jun; Vol. 101 (2), pp. 259-286. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 13.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Policy Points Social indicators of young peoples' conditions and circumstances, such as high school graduation, food insecurity, and smoking, are improving even as subjective indicators of mental health and well-being have been worsening. This divergence suggests policies targeting the social indicators may not have improved overall mental health and well-being. There are several plausible reasons for this seeming contradiction. Available data suggest the culpability of one or several common exposures poorly captured by existing social indicators. Resolving this disconnect requires significant investments in population-level data systems to support a more holistic, child-centric, and up-to-date understanding of young people's lives.<br /> (© 2023 The Authors. The Milbank Quarterly published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The Milbank Memorial Fund.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1468-0009
Volume :
101
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Milbank quarterly
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
37052602
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0009.12634