HEALTH
Social vulnerability linked with mental health and substance use disorders
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A study published in JAMA Psychiatry uncovers significant associations between social vulnerability—a measurement that aggregates social determinants of health like socioeconomic status, housing type, education and insurance coverage—and the prevalence and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders in the United States. The results have the potential to reshape public health policies to better serve systemically disadvantaged populations…