Study finds job programs protect public health during periods of recession

Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - 08:35 in Psychology & Sociology

A rapid rise in unemployment can be linked to an increase in suicides, homicides, and alcohol abuse, but job programs can successfully mitigate these rates, according to a new study reported in the "Lancet" medical journal.

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