This paper identifies a critical failure in U.S. mental-health insurance regulation, and proposes a solution. The 2008 federal Mental Health Parity law required “parity” in coverage for mental health benefits. But, it permitted insurers to opt out of providing any mental health insurance...

The health risks of the current COVID-19 pandemic, together with the drastic mitigation measures taken in many affected nations, pose an obvious threat to public mental health. The social science literature has already established a clear link between mental health and sociodemographic as well...

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shanghai implemented lockdown measures to stop transmission of the virus. Over 26 million residents, including 0.8 million children aged 3-6, were confined at home. This study leveraged a city-wide cohort of preschool children - the Shanghai...