RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 (Breaking) Intergenerational Transmission of Mental Health JF Journal of Human Resources FD University of Wisconsin Press SP S108 OP S151 DO 10.3368/jhr.1222-12711R2 VO 59 IS S A1 Bütikofer, Aline A1 Ginja, Rita A1 Karbownik, Krzysztof A1 Landaud, Fanny YR 2024 UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/59/S/S108.abstract AB We estimate health associations across generations using information on healthcare visits from administrative data for the entire Norwegian population. A parental mental health diagnosis is associated with a 9.3 percentage point (40 percent) higher probability of a mental health diagnosis of their adolescent child. Intensive margin physical and mental health associations are similar, and extended family estimates account for 42 percent of the intergenerational persistence. We also show that a policy targeting additional health resources for the young children of adults diagnosed with mental health conditions reduced the parent–child mental health association by 39 percent.