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Can changing neighborhoods influence mental health? An ecological analysis of gentrification and neighborhood-level serious psychological distress—New York City, 2002–2015

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  • Karen A Alroy
  • Haleigh Cavalier
  • Aldo Crossa
  • Shu Meir Wang
  • Sze Yan Liu
  • Christina Norman
  • Michael Sanderson
  • L Hannah Gould
  • Sung woo Lim

Abstract

Neighborhood conditions influence people’s health; sustaining healthy neighborhoods is a New York City (NYC) Health Department priority. Gentrification is characterized by rapid development in historically disinvested neighborhoods. The gentrification burden, including increased living expenses, and disrupted social networks, disproportionally impacts certain residents. To ultimately target health promotion interventions, we examined serious psychological distress time trends in gentrifying NYC neighborhoods to describe the association of gentrification and mental health overall and stratified by race and ethnicity. We categorized NYC neighborhoods as hypergentrifying, gentrifying, and not-gentrifying using a modified New York University Furman Center index. Neighborhoods with ≥100% rent growth were hypergentrifying; neighborhoods with greater than median and

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  • Karen A Alroy & Haleigh Cavalier & Aldo Crossa & Shu Meir Wang & Sze Yan Liu & Christina Norman & Michael Sanderson & L Hannah Gould & Sung woo Lim, 2023. "Can changing neighborhoods influence mental health? An ecological analysis of gentrification and neighborhood-level serious psychological distress—New York City, 2002–2015," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(4), pages 1-18, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0283191
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283191
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    1. 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).

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