The Role of State Social Service Spending in Reducing Psychological Harm from Community Violence: A Spatial Meta-Analysis

Poster Session I

Keyword: Psychopathology

Abstract: We conducted a spatial meta-analysis and found a significant positive association between community violence exposure and adverse mental health outcomes (small-to-medium effect sizes). State-level social service expenditures did not significantly moderate this relationship, highlighting the need for research to clarify their role in mitigating the mental health impacts of violence.

• Jordyn Ricard (Presenting Author)
• Jennifer Richeson (Author)
• Arielle Baskin-Sommers (Author)