State Minimum Wage and Mental Health Among Children and Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Mental health disorders are increasing for children and adolescents in the US, with those in poverty having especially high rates. More evidence is needed about the association between economic policies, such as the minimum wage, and children's mental health.

Objective

To test the association between minimum wages and the mental health of children and adolescents.

Design, setting, and participants

This repeated cross-sectional, population-based US study used data from 2001 to 2022. Participants included state-representative, stratified random samples of children from the National Survey of Children's Health and adolescents from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. Data analysis was performed from January 2023 to August 2024.

Exposure

State mi

SUBMITTER: Kavanagh NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581516 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature