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Universal Access to Counsel, Housing Court Filings, and Child Mental Health: Evidence from New York City

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  • Mike Cassidy
  • Janet Currie
  • Sherry Glied
  • Renata E. Howland

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We link data from Medicaid to housing court records to study the relationship between housing instability and children's mental health. Of Medicaid children aged 4–17 in New York City, 14 percent faced housing court from 2016–2019. Using rollout of universal access to counsel as an instrument, we find that children in families with possessory judgments are 1.6 times more likely to move, 8 times more likely to experience homelessness, and 53 percent more likely to have mental health claims. Effects are strongest for children without preexisting conditions and are not explained by use of health care more generally.

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  • Mike Cassidy & Janet Currie & Sherry Glied & Renata E. Howland, 2025. "Universal Access to Counsel, Housing Court Filings, and Child Mental Health: Evidence from New York City," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 115, pages 96-102, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:115:y:2025:p:96-102
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20251006
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    JEL classification:

    • H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • L84 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Personal, Professional, and Business Services
    • R38 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Government Policy

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