Understanding the impacts of income and welfare policy responses to COVID-19 on inequalities in mental health: A microsimulation model

COVID-19 and the policy responses to it have led to large employment and income changes which are likely herald a mental health crisis, affecting different groups of people in different ways. Our study will develop a new mathematical model which will simulate the potential impact of the economic changes on mental health of the British population. We will first use economic models (which combine economic theory with recently collected data) to estimate how the downturn will COVID-19 and the policy responses to it have led to large employment and income changes which are likely herald a mental health crisis, affecting different groups of people in different ways. Our study will develop a new mathematical model which will simulate the potential impact of the economic changes on mental health of the British population. We will first use economic models (which combine economic theory with recently collected data) to estimate how the downturn will COVID-19 and the policy responses to it have led to large employment and income changes which are likely herald a mental health crisis, affecting different groups of people in different ways. Our study will develop a new mathematical model which will simulate the potential impact of the economic changes on mental health of the British population. We will first use economic models (which combine economic theory with recently collected data) to estimate how the downturn will COVID-19 and the policy responses to it have led to large employment and income changes which are likely herald a mental health crisis, affecting different groups of people in different ways. Our study will develop a new mathematical model which will simulate the potential impact of the economic changes on mental health of the British population. We will first use economic models (which combine economic theory with recently collected data) to estimate how the downturn will policy options; and our work will demonstrate how simulation models can be used to study the broader causes of poor health and inequalities.