The Impact of Redlining on Mental Health

Key Points

• The aim is to explore the relationship between historical redlining and contemporary mental health outcomes.
• Analysis of census tract-level data
• Assessment of correlations between redlining and mental health
• Identification of policy intervention targets
• Increased depression levels linked to historical redlining
• Higher mental distress observed in affected communities
• Social isolation correlated with areas affected by redlining

Abstract