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Precision in school mental health investment: Heterogeneous effects across dual-factor subgroups

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This open preprint studies whether municipal spending on school mental health services is associated with different mental-health profiles among adolescents. Using survey data for 63,190 ninth-grade students in 26 municipalities from 2006 to 2024, the authors distinguish profiles by psychiatric symptoms and subjective well-being. Within-municipality spending increases are associated with lower odds of the “Troubled” profile, but not the “Vulnerable” profile, whose members report low well-being without high symptoms. The authors suggest services may need to better identify this group. The study reports associations, not randomized causal effects.

Persson, R., & Wennberg, K. (2026). Precision in school mental health investment: Heterogeneous effects across dual-factor subgroups [Preprint]. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-9632515/v1. Precision in school mental health investment: Heterogeneous effects across dual-factor subgroups

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Author: R. Persson & K. Wennberg
Publication year: 2026
Published in: Research Square preprint

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