“[The intervention] will attempt to encourage cash transfer recipients to reconsider fundamental aspects of themselves, their surroundings, and their future by showing them a brief video and providing interaction with a coach.”
Ouch, hope that’s not as patronizing as it sounds, though it might be worth testing at a small scale.
GiveWell recently funded a RCT to test a mindset intervention: http://www.givewell.org/international/charities/ipa/may-2016-grant
There is evidence linking diet to mental health described on http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/mental-health/
“[The intervention] will attempt to encourage cash transfer recipients to reconsider fundamental aspects of themselves, their surroundings, and their future by showing them a brief video and providing interaction with a coach.”
Ouch, hope that’s not as patronizing as it sounds, though it might be worth testing at a small scale.