Episode 5: Money and Mental Health - Wellcome Whatever Works #ActiveIngredientsMH

What's the relationship between money and mental health? What impact can we have with cash transfers or universal basic income?

In this 24-minute panel discussion, Prof Johannes Haushofer, Prof Matthew Johnson and Laura Peters from Rethink explore the links between money and mental health; specifically how interventions like cash transfers or universal basic income can help prevent or treat anxiety or depression.

00:50 Introductions 01:35 What's the relationship between money and mental health? 06:11 What financial challenges are young people facing? 07:53 Can economic interventions like cash transfers help? 12:51 What impact could we see from universal basic income? 19:40 How can we protect mental health with social security systems? 22:29 What would you like to see in future research?

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