Giving unemployed young people living with psychosis a small monthly cash payment may help improve their mental health
Giving a small monthly cash payment to unemployed young people living with psychosis may help improve their mental health and keep them on treatment.
This is according to a new study by the University of KwaZulu-Natal, which looked at whether income support can make a difference to recovery outcomes for patients with severe mental illness.
The pilot study, funded by the Wellcome Trust and published in the International Journal of Mental Health, followed 60 patients aged between 18 and 29 in public hospitals across KwaZulu-Natal.
Half of the participants received standard psychiatric care, while the other half were given R1,350 per month for three months in addition to their treatment.
