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State-Level Paid Sick Leave Policies and Population Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States

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Society and Mental Health

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Abstract

Society and Mental Health, Volume 16, Issue 2, Page 126-145, July 2026.
Financial hardship was pervasive during the COVID-19 pandemic, with adverse consequences for mental health. However, access to state-level paid sick leave during the pandemic had the potential to reduce the mental health burden of financial hardship—a ...