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Rethinking the Causes and Consequences of Financial Wellness for People With Serious Mental Illnesses
Crystal L Brandow1, Margaret Swarbrick1, Patricia B Nemec1
1Policy Research Associates, Delmar, New York (Brandow); Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey, Freehold (Swarbrick, Nemec); Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care, Piscataway, New Jersey (Swarbrick). Ruth S. Shim, M.D., M.P.H., and Michael T. Compton, M.D., M.P.H., are editors of this column.
Abstract:
Many people with serious mental illnesses live in poverty, which can worsen mental and overall health. The authors suggest strategies to improve health outcomes through behavioral health services and supports that directly target financial wellness while reducing dependence on public benefits. Although some services focus on financial education, this effort is likely insufficient for addressing poverty and its accompanying financial hopelessness. A social-ecological approach with the core goal of financial wellness may improve outcomes. Financial wellness is a social justice issue that must be elevated to a high-priority area of intervention in behavioral health services.
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