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The relationship between the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and suicide rates: evidence from panel data

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  • Suzan Odabaşi

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Suicide is a serious economic and public health problem of this century. In addition to the public health consequences of suicidal behaviours, the economic losses are significant and can result in loss of productive capacity, earnings, treatment costs, and work loss costs. This study investigates whether the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments/benefits have an impact on mental-health related suicides. The estimation is conducted for three different groups: 1) the overall group; 2) the female group; and 3) the male group by applying two different approaches: the fixed-effects and the quantile regression methods. The findings show that the SNAP benefits help to reduce stress-associated suicides. Additionally, the results support that accessing health services and having health insurance are two important factors associated with the number of suicides per 100,000.

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  • Suzan Odabaşi, 2023. "The relationship between the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and suicide rates: evidence from panel data," International Journal of Happiness and Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 8(1), pages 1-16.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijhdev:v:8:y:2023:i:1:p:1-16
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