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Reducing mental health inequalities through hypothetical interventions in early childhood: Evidence from mediation analysis using the UK Millennium Cohort Study

2026-01-08 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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The early childhood environment influences later mental health, but it remains unclear which aspects are most important for reducing inequalities. We quantified how socioeconomic inequalities in mental health at 5 and 17 years (y) would change under hypothetical interventions on five aspects of the early childhood environment. We analysed parent-reported data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study (n=15513). Socioeconomic circumstances (SEC) were assessed using maternal education at 9 months. Menta...

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