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Gentrification and mental health inequities: a scoping review

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  • Pineault, Justine
  • Blache-Pichette, Clara
  • Loignon, Christine
  • Shareck, Martine

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The association between gentrification and general health has been established in the scientific literature. Less is known about the relationship between gentrification and mental health at a population level, and for specific subgroups. This scoping review aimed to document (1) the relationships between gentrification and mental health in the general population, and among specific social groups, and (2) the mechanisms which might explain why gentrification impacts the health of specific social groups more than others.

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  • Pineault, Justine & Blache-Pichette, Clara & Loignon, Christine & Shareck, Martine, 2025. "Gentrification and mental health inequities: a scoping review," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 384(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:384:y:2025:i:c:s0277953625008780
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118547
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