Table 2

Mental Health: Victims and Their Children

Dependent VariableDiD EstimateDep. Mean [% Effect]
(1)(2)
Immediate Impact (t = 0)
Victim mental health0.151**0.43
(0.009)[35%]
Child mental health0.033*0.17
(0.019)[19%]
Long-Run Average Impact (t + 1 to t + 4)
Victim mental health0.028*0.43
(0.015)[7%]
Child mental health0.026*0.17
(0.015)[15%]
  • Notes: N = 8,406 for victims, N = 15,557 for children. For mental health visits, data only start in 2007, so the long-run average impact is for t + 1 to t + 4. Mental health diagnosis is defined as having at least one mental-health-related visit in the year. Dependent mean refers to period t – 2, and percent effect is the DiD estimate divided by the dependent mean. Standard errors in parentheses, clustered by victim. Significance: *p < 0.10, **p < 0.05.