Open AccessHow has Welfare to Work reform affected the mental health of single parents in Australia?
Author(s) -
Kiely Kim M.,
Butterworth Peter
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 1326-0200
DOI - 10.1111/1753-6405.12304
Subject(s) - welfare , work (physics) , mental health , welfare reform , psychology , environmental health , medicine , psychiatry , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering , law
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2014 vol. 38 no. 6 © 2014 Public Health Association of Australia selection, showing that people with mental health problems are more likely to become reliant on these payments and experience more and longer spells on welfare (compared to those without mental health problems).6 As the Federal Government recently signalled a renewed focus on reform in Australia, it is timely to consider the health consequences of the previous 2006 Welfare to Work reforms.