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Strategic Assessment of Neighbourhood Environmental Impacts on Mental Health in the Lisbon Region (Portugal): A Strategic Focus and Assessment Framework at the Local Level

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Scientific evidence shows that each place/environment generates specific conditions with associated impacts on the mental health and well-being of the population. A holistic, multilevel and integrated environmental approach to mental health enhances the understanding of this phenomena, supporting the local decision-making processes to improve spatial planning of neighbourhood environments. The aim of this study is to develop a strategic assessment framework, based on four municipalities in the Lisbon Region (Portugal), that explores policy and planning initiatives capable of generating favourable neighbourhood environmental conditions for mental health while also detecting risks. Using baseline results of significant statistical associations between individuals’ perceptions of their neighbourhood environment and their mental health in the Lisbon Region, a Strategic Focus on Environmental and Mental Health Assessment framework (SEmHA) was built, by applying the methodology “Strategic Thinking for Sustainability” in Strategic Environmental Assessment, developed by Partidário in 2012. Taking into account the promotion of the population’s mental health, four critical decision factors of neighbourhood environments were identified: (1) public space quality (e.g., improving sense of place), (2) physical environment quality (e.g., low levels of noise exposure), (3) professional qualification and creation of economic activities (e.g., attracting new economic activities), and (4) services and facilities (e.g., improving access to health and education services). The proposed strategic focus and assessment framework contributes to ensuring that interventions in neighbourhood environments truly achieve community mental health benefits and reduce inequalities, thus helping policy makers to assess impacts at the local level.

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Strategic Assessment of Neighbourhood Environmental Impacts on Mental Health in the Lisbon Region (Portugal): A Strategic Focus and Assessment Framework at the Local Level

Author: Loureiro, Adriana,Partidário, Maria do Rosário,Santana, Paula
Year: 2022
DOI: 10.3390/su14031547
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Ci a ion: Lou ei o, A.; Pa idá io,
M.d.R.; San ana, P. S a egic
Assessmen o Neighbou hood
En i onmen al Impac s on Men al
Heal h in he Lisbon Region
(Po ugal): A S a egic Focus and
Assessmen F amewo k a he Local
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A icle
S a egic Assessmen o Neighbou hood En i onmen al
Impac s on Men al Heal h in he Lisbon Region (Po ugal): A
S a egic Focus and Assessmen F amewo k a he Local Le el
Ad iana Lou ei o 1,* , Ma ia do Rosá io Pa idá io 2and Paula San ana 1
1
Cen e o S udies in Geog aphy and Spa ial Planning (CEGOT) and Depa men o Geog aphy and Tou ism,
Uni e si y o Coimb a, Colégio de São Je ónimo, 3004-530 Coimb a, Po ugal; [email p o ec ed]
2Cen e o Inno a ion in Te i o y, U banism and A chi ec u e o IST (CiTUA-IST) and Depa men o Ci il
Enginee ing, Ins i u o Supe io Técnico (IST), Uni e sidade de Lisboa, A enida Ro isco Pais, 1,
1049-001 Lisbon, Po ugal; [email p o ec ed]
*Co espondence: [email p o ec ed]
Abs ac :
Scien i ic e idence shows ha each place/en i onmen gene a es speci ic condi ions wi h
associa ed impac s on he men al heal h and well-being o he popula ion. A holis ic, mul ile el and
in eg a ed en i onmen al app oach o men al heal h enhances he unde s anding o his phenomena,
suppo ing he local decision-making p ocesses o imp o e spa ial planning o neighbou hood
en i onmen s. The aim o his s udy is o de elop a s a egic assessmen amewo k, based on
ou municipali ies in he Lisbon Region (Po ugal), ha explo es policy and planning ini ia i es
capable o gene a ing a ou able neighbou hood en i onmen al condi ions o men al heal h while
also de ec ing isks. Using baseline esul s o signi ican s a is ical associa ions be ween indi iduals’
pe cep ions o hei neighbou hood en i onmen and hei men al heal h in he Lisbon Region, a
S a egic Focus on En i onmen al and Men al Heal h Assessmen amewo k (SEmHA) was buil ,
by applying he me hodology “S a egic Thinking o Sus ainabili y” in S a egic En i onmen al
Assessmen , de eloped by Pa idá io in 2012. Taking in o accoun he p omo ion o he popula ion’s
men al heal h, ou c i ical decision ac o s o neighbou hood en i onmen s we e iden i ied: (1) public
space quali y (e.g., imp o ing sense o place), (2) physical en i onmen quali y (e.g., low le els o
noise exposu e), (3) p o essional quali ica ion and c ea ion o economic ac i i ies (e.g., a ac ing new
economic ac i i ies), and (4) se ices and acili ies (e.g., imp o ing access o heal h and educa ion
se ices). The p oposed s a egic ocus and assessmen amewo k con ibu es o ensu ing ha
in e en ions in neighbou hood en i onmen s uly achie e communi y men al heal h bene i s and
educe inequali ies, hus helping policy make s o assess impac s a he local le el.
Keywo ds:
in eg a ed assessmen ; s a egic en i onmen al assessmen ; heal h impac assessmen ;
men al heal h; neighbou hood en i onmen ; Lisbon egion
1. In oduc ion
Men al heal h is an inhe en componen o people’s o e all heal h and wellbeing
[1,2]
.
A pe son’s men al heal h is dependen on hei indi idual cha ac e is ics and li e expe-
iences, as well as being in luenced by he places and en i onmen s ha suppo hei
li es yles and ac i i ies, e.g., esidence, wo k o s udy places, ec ea ional, leisu e and mo-
bili y acili ies, e c. [
3
–
6
]. In ecen yea s, e idence has been collec ed on holis ic, mul ile el
and in eg a ed en i onmen al app oaches o men al heal h [
7
,
8
], pa icula ly as a esul
o he cu en COVID-19 pandemic [
9
–
12
]. Such knowledge suppo s he ac ha each
place (e.g., neighbou hood), h ough a complex in e ela ion o mul iple ac o s, gene a es
speci ic condi ions which impac he men al heal h and well-being o he popula ion [
13
,
14
].
I is possible ha neighbou hood en i onmen s exe an in luence on indi idual men al
heal h h ough isk educ ion, o example, by modi ying an indi idual’s beha iou wi h
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espec o physical ac i i y [
15
–
17
] o h ough an emo ional bond o place (place a ach-
men ) [
18
,
19
]. Consequen ly, he na u al, buil and social neighbou hood en i onmen s can
ei he encou age o discou age indi idual cycling o walking. This e ec on beha iou s
sugges s ha policies, plans, p og ams, and hei assessmen can ha e a signi ican im-
pac on men al heal h de e minan s by gene a ing ac ions and c ea ing o changing he
condi ions ha in luence men al heal h [20,21].
Planning heal hie places, capable o p omo ing he heal h and well-being o hei
inhabi an s, is one o oday’s g ea es challenges, ecognized by he Te i o ial Agenda
2030 [
22
]. This is pa icula ly impo an o local in e en ions in neighbou hood en i on-
men s. U ban planning p ocesses mus be based on knowledge abou he en i onmen al
cha ac e is ics ha ha e po en ial e ec s on heal h and human well-being, and he ela ion-
ships be ween hem [
14
,
23
]. To ope a ionalize he concep o a “heal hy place”, app op ia e
a iables, me hodologies, and ins umen s mus be in eg a ed in o hese p ocesses [24].
Impac assessmen me hodologies, in pa icula Heal h Impac Assessmen (HIA)
and S a egic En i onmen al Assessmen (SEA), unde aken oge he wi h in eg a i e
and sus ainabili y-o ien ed app oaches [
25
–
29
], a e pa icula ly ele an o add essing he
in luence o spa ial planning on men al heal h de e minan s. These ins umen s aim o
assess he po en ial impac s and e ec s, o , mo e s a egically, he isks and oppo uni ies o
de elopmen op ions, policies, plans, p og ams, o p ojec s o men al heal h, s a ing om
he poin o iew o heal h de e minan s (including he cha ac e is ics o he neighbou hood
en i onmen ) and suppo ing decision-making p ocesses downs eam [30–33].
In he las decade, he conce n o men al heal h wi hin HIA p ocesses has g own,
al hough ep esen a ion o his opic is no ye sa is ac o y [
34
,
35
]. A sys ema ic e iew,
conduc ed in he Uni ed S a es, ega ding he in eg a ion o men al heal h in o HIA [
35
]
obse ed ha 73% o he HIA analysed included men al heal h (114 in 156). Howe e , only
38% o hese HIA measu ed baseline men al heal h condi ions, highligh ing ha men al
heal h is no epo ed on, o ollowed up, a all phases o he HIA [35].
Fo he pu pose o p omo ing and p o ec ing indi idual and communi y men al heal h,
assessmen app oaches combining en i onmen al and men al heal h ac o s should ocus
on he implica ions o men al heal h o s a egies, in e en ions, and poli ical decisions [
36
].
The in eg a ed analysis o indi idual, communi y, and en i onmen , enhances he s a egic
unde s anding o men al heal h phenomena, and suppo s he imp o ed spa ial planning
o neighbou hoods in local decision-making p ocesses. Such s a egic analysis enables an
assessmen o planning ac ions in ela ion o he isks and oppo uni ies o he men al
heal h and well-being o he communi y [
14
,
37
]. I is he e o e undamen al o include he
assessmen o men al heal h condi ions when de eloping sus ainable ac ions which a e
place- and people-o ien ed [24].
Such s a egic and in eg a ed assessmen s should be d i en by guiding ac o s in-
cluding, bu no limi ed o: (i) unde s anding he men al heal h con ex ual condi ions
in an in eg a ed way (e.g., biophysical, beha iou al, social, ins i u ional and economic
condi ions); (ii) analysing he oppo uni ies and isks o de elopmen op ions, mo i a ed
by he need o ans o m p oblems in o bene i s; (iii) inc easing he oppo uni ies a o ded
by he neighbou hood en i onmen o make heal hy choices, by ein o cing he con ol, e-
silience and s eng hs o he communi y and hei heal h, (i ) acili a ing he pa icipa ion o
indi iduals as c ucial ac o s, and ( i) p omo ing inclusion in he communi y [21,27,38,39].
Since he mid-20 h cen u y, impac assessmen ins umen s (e.g., En i onmen al Im-
pac Assessmen —EIA and HIA, and la e SEA) eme ged as oppo uni ies o he applica-
ion o in e sec o al ac ion in heal h [
40
–
42
]. This is based on he e idence ha in e en ions
and policies ou side he exclusi e domain o he heal h sec o ha e epe cussions on heal h
and heal h equi y [
42
–
44
]. This unde s anding ul ima ely led o he ini ia i e “Heal h in All
Policies” [
45
–
47
]. Mo eo e , HIA ools a e equi y- ocused and in luenced by he concep s
o social jus ice and spa ial jus ice [
39
,
48
]. These esea ch app oaches and ins umen s a e
c ucial o suppo ing knowledge and imp o ing esponses du ing pe iods o c isis such as
he cu en COVID-19 pandemic [49–53].
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In Po ugal, esea ch on he impac s o en i onmen al ac o s on men al heal h s a ed
wo decades ago, d i en by esea ch p ojec s such as Heal h Impac Assessmen (HIA)
in Employmen S a egies (2009–2014), SMAILE (2013–2015), and Men al Heal h-C isis
Impac (2015–2017). These p ojec s gene a ed insigh s abou he local and economic ac o s
ega ding men al heal h in he con ex o c isis [
54
–
60
], pa icula ly impo an and use ul
e idence o suppo esea ch and men al heal h impac assessmen du ing he COVID-19
heal h c isis [61,62].
In ligh o he abo e, his s udy in ends o con ibu e o he scien i ic knowledge by
asking wha neighbou hood en i onmen de elopmen s a egies bes p omo e men al
heal h a he local le el. Thus, i s aim is o de elop a S a egic Focus on En i onmen al
and Men al Heal h Assessmen (SEmHA) amewo k. This amewo k will look a policy
and planning ini ia i es capable o gene a ing a ou able condi ions o men al heal h,
and a he same ime, de ec he cons aining condi ions ha can gene a e isks o men al
heal h. In o de o assess local planning s a egies, a me hodology o es ablish a s a egic
ocus on en i onmen al neighbou hood condi ions ha a e associa ed wi h men al heal h
was de eloped. The idea o he SEmHA builds upon he me hodological amewo k
o “S a egic Thinking o Sus ainabili y” in a SEA ( i s s age—con ex and s a egic
ocus) de eloped by Pa idá io [
27
]. The esea ch was ca ied ou in ou municipali ies
in he Lisbon Region (Po ugal), a e a pe iod o economic c isis, by conduc ing, i s ly,
a su ey o analyse he impac o neighbou hood en i onmen s on he men al heal h o
he popula ion. Secondly, esul s om he su ey suppo ed he design o he SEmHA
amewo k. Conclusions a e d awn on he ad an ages o he SEmHA o he p omo ion o
popula ion men al heal h and heal h equi y.
2. Ma e ials and Me hods
2.1. S udy A ea
The s udy a ea consis s o he municipali ies o Amado a, Lisbon, Ma a, and Oei as,
which we e selec ed om he Region o Lisbon (G ea e Lisbon, NUT III—2002) (
Figu e 1
).
These a eas ep esen consolida ed u ban a eas (Lisbon), ecen u ban g ow h a eas (Amado a,
Oei as), and u al a eas (Ma a), acco ding o hei dis inc geog aphical and socioeconomic
cha ac e is ics p esen ed in Table 1. Lisbon displayed high popula ion densi y (2020); how-
e e , he municipali y los popula ion be ween 1991 and 2011. Amado a and Oei as showed
high alues o inhabi an s pe km
2
, bu wi h opposi e p o iles, Amado a being he munici-
pali y wi h he highes alues ega ding popula ion a ia ion, numbe o o eign na ionals,
dep i a ion, unemploymen , o e c owding numbe o school lea e s, and also he lowes
educa ional a ainmen . The lowes popula ion densi y was obse ed in Ma a.
Table 1. Geog aphical and socioeconomic cha ac e is ics o he s udy a ea by municipali ies.
Lisbon Amado a Oei as Ma a
Popula ion densi y (inhab./km2) 2020 5093.4 7799.8 3875.0 292.5
Popula ion a ia ion (%) 1991–2011 −17.5 −3.8 13.7 75.4
Popula ion unde 15 yea s old (%) 2020 16.9 15.8 15.1 16.1
Elde ly li ing alone (%) 2011 15.0 10.8 10.6 7.8
Popula ion o o eign na ionali y (%) 2011 5.8 10.2 5.4 4.8
Unemploymen a e (%) 2011 11.8 15.0 10.8 9.1
School lea e s a e (%) 2011 1.8 2.7 1.2 1.4
Popula ion wi h highe educa ion (%) 2011 33.6 16.3 33.4 17.4
O e c owded li ing qua e s (%) 2011 12.1 17.7 11.4 9.9
Popula ion li ing in small a eas wi h high
ma e ial dep i a ion (%) 2001 [63]9.6 19.34 0.0 9.4
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Figu e 1.
Loca ion o he s udy a ea: he ou municipali ies), Amado a, Lisbon, Ma a, and Oei as,
om he Region o Lisbon (G ea e Lisbon, NUT III—2002).
2.2. Da a Collec ion
In o de o c ea e a baseline o en i onmen al neighbou hood condi ions associa ed
wi h indi iduals’ men al heal h, a su ey was ca ied ou be ween Augus 2014 and Feb u-
a y 2015, a ge ing he popula ion aged 18 and olde li ing in he ou municipali ies. The
s a is ical popula ion consis s o 808,110 inhabi an s [
64
], o which da a om 1066 esiden s
was collec ed, h ough a ep esen a i e andom sample (by quo a acco ding o sex and
age by municipali y), wi h a ma gin o e o o 6% and a con idence le el o 95%. The
in e iews ook place on he s ee , andomly and in-pe son, by ained in e iewe s.
The su ey collec ed indi idual in o ma ion on sel -assessed men al heal h s a us and
on he pe cep ion o neighbou hood en i onmen al cha ac e is ics (Table 2): (i) physical
and buil en i onmen (sa is ac ion wi h heal h, spo s, educa ional, cul u al, public ans-
po , associa i e/communi y, ou doo leisu e, and local comme ce acili ies and se ices;
sa e y; u ban cleaning; noise; ai quali y; use o g een spaces; anspo used o commu -
ing), (ii) socioeconomic en i onmen (educa ion, p o essional s a us; ype o p o ession;
ma i al s a us; household inancial si ua ion; household income; unemploymen in he
amily; household budge mos ly alloca ed o heal h, educa ion, o housing), and (iii)
social and cul u al in e ac ion en i onmen (sense o belonging and iden i y; amily and
communi y ela ional suppo ; isola ion; us in public ins i u ions). These neighbou hood
en i onmen al a iables we e included in he su ey because he e is scien i ic e idence
o hei associa ion wi h men al heal h (p esen ed in Table 2). Table 3p esen s he gene al
cha ac e is ics o he sample.
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Table 2. Va iables o neighbou hood en i onmen al cha ac e is ics p esen in he su ey.
Neighbou hood En i onmen al Cha ac e is ics and Scien i ic Li e a u e Re e ences
(Associa ion wi h Men al Heal h) Su ey Ca ego ies
Physical and buil
en i onmen
Sa is ac ion wi h esidence a ea
[65–72]
Heal h acili ies and se ices No sa is ied; Sa is ied
Educa ional acili ies and
se ices No sa is ied; Sa is ied
Spo s acili ies and se ices No sa is ied; Sa is ied
Cul u al acili ies and se ices
No sa is ied; Sa is ied
Associa i e and communi y
acili ies (e.g., associa ions,
ec ea ion cen es, clubs)
No sa is ied; Sa is ied
Public anspo acili ies and
se ices No sa is ied; Sa is ied
Pa king No sa is ied; Sa is ied
Ou doo leisu e acili ies and
se ices No sa is ied; Sa is ied
Local comme ce No sa is ied; Sa is ied
Sa e y No sa is ied; Sa is ied
En i onmen al Quali y
[73,74]
Indoo noise le els (a home) No sa is ied; Sa is ied
Ou doo noise le els No sa is ied; Sa is ied
Ou doo ai quali y No sa is ied; Sa is ied
U ban cleanliness (e.g.,
ga bage collec ion) No sa is ied; Sa is ied
Mobili y and T anspo s
[75–78]
Type o anspo used o
commu ing Mo o ized; non-mo o ized
P i a e mo o ized; No
mo o ized o public
A e age a el ime o daily
commu ing <20 min; ≥20 min
G een Spaces [17,79]
Use Yes; No
P oximi y o esidence
Use o he nea es g een space;
No using he nea es g een
space
F equency o use
Mon hly o less; Weekly; Daily
Use ulness o he exis ence
nea he esidence Yes; No
Socioeconomic
en i onmen
Educa ion [80,81]≤12 yea s; >12 yea s
Labou [82–88]
P o essional s a us Unemployed; Employed;
S uden ; Re i ed; Homemake
Type o p o ession
Manual wo ke ; Non manual
wo ke ; Unquali ied manual
wo ke
Unemploymen in he las
h ee yea s Yes; No
Unemployed in he amily Yes; No
Sa is ac ion wi h he job o e
in he a ea o esidence No sa is ied; Sa is ied

Sus ainabili y 2022,14, 1547 6 o 27
Table 2. Con .
Neighbou hood En i onmen al Cha ac e is ics and Scien i ic Li e a u e Re e ences
(Associa ion wi h Men al Heal h) Su ey Ca ego ies
Ma i al s a us
[89,90]
Single; Ma ied; Di o ced;
Widow(e )
Household and su ounding
inancial si ua ion [91–95]
Di icul y in paying expenses
Di icul y in paying expenses;
Able o pay cu en expenses
only; Able o sa e money
Conce n abou expenses
Mo e conce ned wi h
expenses; Less conce ned wi h
expenses
Main expense o
hehousehold budge
Heal h expenses; Educa ion
expenses; Housing expenses
Family membe , iend,
neighbou wi h di icul y
paying expenses
Yes; No
Household income
[96–100]≤500 €; >500 €
Dependen pe sons
[101]
Dependen child en; O he
dependen s; No dependen s
Social and cul u al
in e ac ion en i onmen
Sense o belonging and iden i y
[102,103]
Like li ing in he
neighbou hood Like; Dislike
Residence ime in he
neighbou hood ≤5 yea s; >5 yea s
Family and communi y ela ional
suppo
[102,104–108]
Rela ionship wi h neighbou s Bad/wi hou ela ion; Good
ela ion
Financial suppo
Neighbou s; Family and
F iends; Bank; Social
Solida i y Ins i u ions;
Nobody
Emo ional suppo
Neighbou s; Family and
F iends; Heal h P o essionals;
Social Solida i y Ins i u ions;
Nobody
Isola ion [109] Li ing alone Yes; No
T us in public ins i u ions
[110,111]
Vo ing in he las municipal
elec ions Yes; No
Vo ing in he las
pa liamen a y elec ions Yes; No
2.3. Measu e o Men al Heal h
Sel -assessed men al heal h s a us was measu ed by he men al heal h and i ali y
scale o he Sho Fo m 36-i em Heal h Su ey (SF-36 2), alida ed o he Po uguese
popula ion [
112
]. The SF-36 2 is used o assess heal h- ela ed quali y o li e [
113
]. The
men al heal h and i ali y scale anges om 0 o 100, co esponding o si ua ions in which
he indi idual expe iences o al disabili y, and no disabili y, espec i ely. This scale was
compu ed ollowing he me hodology p oposed by Wa e e al. [
114
], whe e sco es lowe
o equal o 50 ep esen poo men al heal h and sco es highe han 50 indica e good
men al heal h.
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Table 3. Sample gene al cha ac e is ics (n= 1066).
Va iables Ca ego ies n%
Gende Female 573 53.8%
Male 493 46.2%
Age g oup
18–29 172 16.1%
30–44 319 29.9%
45–59 246 23.1%
60–74 202 19.0%
≥75 127 11.9%
Educa ional le el
≤12 yea s 770 72.2%
>12 yea s 296 27.8%
Men al heal h
Good men al heal h
(sco e > 50) 715 67.1%
Poo men al heal h
(sco e ≤50) 351 32.9%
Household Income
≤700 €403 37.8%
701 €–1200 €281 26.4%
1201 €–2000 €229 21.5%
>2000 €153 14.4%
2.4. Me hodology o S a egic Focus on En i onmen al and Men al Heal h Assessmen (SEmHA)
The me hodology o se ing he s a egic ocus and assessmen amewo k wi hin he
SEmHA is based on he me hodological amewo k o “S a egic Thinking o Sus ainabil-
i y” (ST4S) in SEA de eloped by Pa idá io [
27
] and u he elabo a ed by Pa idá io [
115
].
The ST4S me hodological amewo k can be syn hesized in h ee main s ages. The i s
s age is o es ablish he s a egic ocus by conside ing he sus ainabili y con ex wi hin
which he assessmen akes place, and esul s om he c oss-analysis and syn hesis o
p io i y p oblems, policies, and pe cep ions. A s a egic assessmen amewo k is he
ou come o he i s s age and is cen al o ensu ing a s a egic ocus. The amewo k is
de ined by a limi ed numbe o c i ical decision ac o s (CDF) and espec i e assessmen
c i e ia (AC). In ST4S, CDF a e key in eg a ed p io i y hemes ha s uc u e he assessmen
and e alua ion o wha is impo an o assu e he sus ainabili y o in ended s a egies.
CDF a e conside ed success ac o s in a s a egic decision. The second s age in ST4S is he
assessmen o pa hways o sus ainabili y, wi h pa hways ep esen ing al e na i e op ions,
wi h associa ed assessed isks and oppo uni ies in o ming s a egic choices. The CDF
and AC s uc u e he assessmen . Fo each isk and oppo uni y ound, guidelines o
ecommenda ions a e o mula ed. The hi d s age is a con inuous s age, which should un
h oughou he li ecycle o policies, planning, and p og ammes. In his hi d con inuous
s age, moni o ing and pos -e alua ion should be ca ied ou as ollow-up ac i i ies o
any speci ic assessmen , while s akeholde engagemen and p ocess alignmen should be
con inuously done h oughou he policy, planning, and assessmen cycles [115].
Building on he i s s age o his ST4S amewo k (Con ex and s a egic ocus), a
me hodology o de ining he s a egic ocus o en i onmen al condi ions ha enable
men al heal h was de eloped. The pu pose was o de elop he SEmHA amewo k o
p o ide he s uc u e o assess he po en ial impac s ha neighbou hood en i onmen s
may c ea e o he men al heal h o he local popula ion (municipali y le el). The pu pose
o he SEmHA is o p omo e s a egic hinking wi hin he concep s and p inciples o a
HIA [27,115].
The SEmHA amewo k was de eloped in wo phases. Fi s ly, o c ea e a sound
scien i ic baseline o he de elopmen o he me hodology, an assessmen o he neigh-
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bou hood en i onmen al e ec s on he men al heal h o he popula ion was conduc ed,
using da a om he su ey applied o he s udy a ea (phase I). Secondly, a me hodology o
ensu e he s a egic ocus in he SEmHA was es ablished, including he iden i ica ion o
CDF and he AC, suppo ed by indica o s, which d aws on he esul s om he su ey—
isk ac o s iden i ied (phase II). The CDF, oge he wi h he AC, ep esen he s a egic
enable s o p omo ing men al heal h. The ollowing sec ion p o ides u he de ails on
he me hodology.
2.4.1. Phase I: Baseline—Unde s anding Neighbou hood En i onmen al Condi ions
The pu pose o his i s phase is o es ablish a sound scien i ic baseline o unde -
s and he neighbou hood en i onmen al condi ions ha may ac as isk ac o s o men al
heal h [27,115], using he da a om he applied su ey.
Se e al binomial logis ic eg ession models we e applied o iden i y he isk ac o s
o poo men al heal h. The dependen a iable o he models was sel -assessed men al
heal h. The neighbou hood en i onmen cha ac e is ics we e modelled indi idually as
independen a iables. Each model was con olled o age and sex. The odds a ios
(ORs) o ha ing poo men al heal h and espec i e 95% con idence in e als (CIs) we e
calcula ed. The binomial logis ic eg ession models we e pe o med using R e sion 3.4.2
(h p://www. -p ojec .o g (accessed on 18 May 2021)) h ough he MGCV package.
This p oduced a baseline o he neighbou hood en i onmen cha ac e is ics ( isk
ac o s) ha a e s a is ically and signi ican ly associa ed wi h men al heal h o in o m he
phase II o he SEmHA.
2.4.2. Phase II: De ini ion o he SEmHA F amewo k
Resul s om phase I we e used o p io i ize co e success ac o s and se he s a e-
gic ocus o he SEmHA. The iden i ica ion o he SEmHA CDF, and i s espec i e as-
sessmen c i e ia and indica o s we e suppo ed by he neighbou hood en i onmen
cha ac e is ics ound in phase I ha p esen ed a high isk o poo men al heal h (odds
a ios ≥1.00
and a
p- alue ≤0.05
). Then, e idence in he scien i ic li e a u e ega ding
he in luence o neighbou hood en i onmen cha ac e is ics on an indi idual’s men al
heal h (e.g.,
[3,13,55,116,117]
) was used o be e unde s and he pa hways o in luence
o he neighbou hood en i onmen ac o s iden i ied, and o s a egically p io i ize and
syn he ise hem in o de o imp o e men al heal h o he communi y a local le el.
3. Resul s
3.1. Baseline—Risks o Poo Men al Heal h
This s udy iden i ied se e al neighbou hood en i onmen al cha ac e is ics ha ep-
esen po en ial isk o poo men al heal h (Figu e 2). The highes signi ican odds a ios
(
≥
2.00; p- alue
≤
0.05) we e ound in he socioeconomic en i onmen . Indi iduals ha e-
po ed di icul y paying expenses, and we e only able o pay cu en expenses, had a signi i-
can ly highe p obabili y o ha ing poo men al heal h han hose ha epo ed he abili y o
sa e money (odds a io o 3.22 and 2.34; 95%CI 2.17–4.78 and 1.74–3.16,
p- alue ≥0.05
, e-
spec i ely). The indi iduals wi h lowe household income (
≤
500
€
) also had a highe signi -
ican isk o ha ing poo men al heal h (odds a io o 2.23;
95%CI 1.60–3.03
,
p- alue ≥0.05
).
In his dimension, o he cha ac e is ics ega ding labou (unemploymen in he amily/ ype
o p o ession) and educa ion also p esen ed isk o men al heal h.
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Figu e 2.
Neighbou hood en i onmen cha ac e is ics wi h isk o poo men al heal h: (
a
) physical
and buil en i onmen ; (
b
) socioeconomic en i onmen ; and (
c
) social and cul u al in e ac ion
en i onmen .
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hese men al heal h amewo ks, he e is only one, he Communi y De elopmen Key
A eas wi h Impac on Men al Heal h iden i ied by Villeneau e al. [
118
], ha ackles all
he assessmen aspec s iden i ied in his s udy. Howe e , ac oss all he e ised ame-
wo ks, he leas -men ioned ac o is CDF 2. Physical en i onmen quali y, adop ed in his
s udy, which sugges s ha e ec s o he physical neighbou hood en i onmen on men al
heal h condi ions ha e been less-well s udied, and mos ly con ined o epidemiological
s udies
[125,126]
. Ano he dis inc i e ea u e o he p oposed SEmHA amewo k, when
compa ed wi h o he place-o ien ed amewo ks, is i s s a egic ocus and cha ac e o
in o m decision-making on he neighbou hood en i onmen al cha ac e is ics ha need o
be add essed o p omo e he men al heal h o he popula ion a he local le el, and which is
belie ed o be pa icula ly use ul in momen s o c isis [53].
4.2. Discussing Wha Each C i ical Decision Fac o (CDF) En ails
The p oposed holis ic and mul i- ac o SEmHA amewo k highligh s, syn hesizes
and is suppo ed by scien i ic e idence conce ning he join e ec s o u ban cha ac e is ics
a he local le el, as shown by he esul s ound in he Lisbon Region s udy a ea.
4.2.1. CDF 1. Public Space Quali y
Rega ding CDF 1. ( he highe isks o men al heal h o no being sa is ied wi h he
sa e y o he esidence a ea, lowe amily and communi y ela ional suppo , sense o
belonging and iden i y, and us in public ins i u ions), li e a u e suppo s he impo ance
and capaci y o public space o con ibu e o he men al heal h gains o he popula ion.
Adequa e s ee ligh ing and u ban u ni u e loca ion (e.g., communal sea ing), clean and
main ained spaces (e.g., wi hou accumula ed ash), he p esence o na u e, public a ,
he i age/pa imonial and iden i y elemen s, and he exis ence o undeg aded buildings
wi hou signs o andalism, a e all ea u es ha can ha e posi i e e ec s on men al heal h
and educe he ea o c ime [
65
,
127
–
130
], inju ies [
131
], and he pe cep ion o unsa e
neighbou hoods [
132
]. Se e al s udies also sugges ha an en i onmen ha enables
walking sa e y can imp o e he men al heal h o he popula ion by inc easing he p ac ice
o physical ac i i y o di e en age g oups [
133
–
138
]. This is pa icula ly ele an in na u al
se ings when compa ed o indoo se ings [
139
,
140
]. The aes he ics o , access (p oximi y) o,
and engagemen wi h public spaces, namely g een and blue spaces, a e ele an assessmen
dimensions o he p omo ion o social in e ac ion and ac i e li ing [128,141–145].
Conce ning public space in e en ions, go e nmen s can adop s a egies a he local
le el o de elop men al heal h- iendly neighbou hood en i onmen s, based on he design
and on he managemen o public space. These mus be sa e, accessible, aes he ically
pleasing, cul u ally app op ia e, and allow con ac wi h na u e, as well as com o able
pedes ian ac i i y [
14
,
146
,
147
]. Fo ins ance, he p esence o sidewalks, places o si ,
playg ounds, sa e well-li c osswalks, building accessibili y (e.g., com o able common
en ances), dedica ed o channelized a ic mo emen s and adjus ed ehicle speeds, can
inc ease he sa e y and usabili y o public space, and in luence indi idual choices ega ding
heal hy li es yles (e.g., ea ing habi s, physical ac i i y, social connec ions) [
146
]. In addi ion,
he nega i e impac s o isola ion and loneliness on men al heal h can be mi iga ed by
p omo ing neighbou hood wa ch (c ime p e en ion awa eness) and neighbou hood walka-
bili y, as well as enabling esiden s o nu u e posi i e local ela ionships and ake pa in
communi y li e [
146
,
148
]. This inc eases he sense o place o neighbou hoods h ough he
ein o cemen o iden i y and belonging [
143
,
149
]. Many aspec s o social engagemen can
be s eng hened h ough he in ol emen o esiden s in planning p ocesses, such as: bonds
and ne wo ks be ween neighbou s; communi y cohesion; he pe cep ion o neighbou hood
secu i y; p oximi y o iends and amily; and he sense o empowe men , connec ion, and
communi y esponsibili y. [118,143,146,149,150].

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4.2.2. CDF 2. Physical En i onmen Quali y
Conce ning CDF 2, esul s om he s udy ein o ce he idea ha he quali y o he
physical (na u al) en i onmen , namely access o clean ai [
125
,
151
], low le els o noise
exposu e [
133
,
137
], and u ban cleanliness [
152
–
154
], is associa ed wi h be e men al heal h
ou comes. Mo eo e , neighbou hoods wi h low pollu ion le els also encou age he p ac ice
o ou doo physical ac i i y and o ac i e anspo , wi h associa ed bene i s o men al
heal h [
134
,
155
]. The posi i e impac s on men al heal h o imp o ing he quali y o he
physical en i onmen can be assis ed by local neighbou hood planning p ocesses [
146
],
h ough a ange o in e en ions, o ins ance dec easing public space decay, ash build-
up, and andalism using unc ional and p oximi y solid was e managemen and u ban
cleaning se ices. U ban ai pollu ion (g eenhouse gas, ca bon monoxide, hyd oca bons,
oxides o ni ogen, g ound le el ozone, and pa icula e ma e ), can be educed by adop ing
na u e-based solu ions, expanding na u al elemen s ac oss u ban landscapes (e.g., ees,
g eenways, u ban ag icul u e, g een pa ks), lowe ing ehicle speed limi s, loca ing es-
iden ial a eas a a sa e dis ance om ehicle exhaus s, and main aining sho walking
dis ances (ac i e anspo a ion/mobili y) be ween homes and se ices/ acili ies. Noise
exposu e and pollu ion, pa icula ly he e ec s o indoo noise, can be educed h ough
housing loca ion c i e ia such as he p oximi y o noise emission sou ces, o ins ance
busy oadways (e.g., highways), ailways (e.g., s a ions) and ai po s (e.g., ake-o and
landing ou es and ai a ic holding a eas), and p omo ing be e quali y cons uc ion and
enewal o buildings, such as incen i es o he ins alla ion o e icien insula ion sys ems
(e.g., double glazing).
4.2.3. CDF 3. P o essional Quali ica ion and C ea ion o Economic Ac i i ies
Wi h espec o CDF 3, he isks o men al heal h ela e o household inancial di -
icul ies due o low household income, unemploymen , unquali ied wo k, and low ed-
uca ion le els. Resul s show he e is a clea and well-known connec ion be ween men-
al ill-heal h and low income and po e y, low educa ional s a us, and also unemploy-
men [
51
,
116
,
120
,
156
]. Fu he mo e, he men al heal h o he communi y is also a ec ed by
eelings o insecu i y and he loss o con ol ela ed wi h he combined e ec o indi idual
social isola ion and disin eg a ion [120].
In his con ex , he AC 3.1 p o essional quali ica ion assessmen c i e ion highligh s
he impo an ole played by local go e nmen s in suppo ing con inuous educa ion and
li elong lea ning p og ammes capable o esponding o neighbou hood and communi y
needs and esul ing in posi i e consequences o men al heal h [
157
,
158
]. Educa ion is
a c ucial dimension in enabling dep i ed g oups o expand capabili y, mi iga e psycho-
logical dis ess, and de elop sel -es eem [
120
,
159
]. I is especially impo an o de elop
quali ica ion s a egies and ac i i ies h oughou li e, in di ec pa ne ship wi h schools
and en e p ises, ela ed o oca ional and suppo ed aining ha enhances and imp o es
wo king capaci y, coping skills, and labou ma ke compe ences (e.g., o unquali ied wo k-
e s) [
120
,
157
]. These educa ion p og ammes can also help in he p omo ion o in e pe sonal
awa eness and he main enance o social con ac s [149].
The AC 3.2 new economic ac i i ies and business ini ia i es, and 3.3 employmen
and labou , emphasize he capaci y o a ac and suppo economic dynamics and weal h
gene a ion a he local le el, which can b ing employmen oppo uni ies ha in eg a e
indi iduals ou side he labou ma ke , as well as p omo ing sus ainable wo k and inancial
independence [
149
]. The e is scien i ic suppo sugges ing ha local go e nmen s can
omen and c ea e condi ions o hos and s eng hen new business ini ia i es and o ms
o wo k h ough o ganiza ions ha build up and acili a e s uc u e, compe ences, ne -
wo ks and pa ne ships [
160
,
161
], o ins ance, incuba o s, s a -ups, olun a y wo k, and
co-ope a i es. Con ibu ing o ac i e job c ea ion should be used o p e en local unem-
ploymen , pa icula ly long- e m unemploymen , and p o ide, o example, condi ions o
en ep eneu ship [120,160,162].
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4.2.4. CDF 4. Se ices and Facili ies
Rega ding CDF 4, ou indings show ha he isk o men al heal h ela es o he quali y
and a ailabili y o se e al se ices and acili ies in he esiden ial a ea. Se e al s udies
poin ou he impo ance o p o ision and access o local se ices and acili ies, and hei
walking p oximi y, o be e men al heal h and wellbeing o he popula ion [
163
–
165
]. A
he local le el, mixed land use de elopmen s (p oximi y o se ices and acili ies o housing
op ions) ha p io i ize access o, o ins ance, heal h ca e, schools, spo and ec ea ional
cen es, social and communi y ameni ies and g oce y s o es, can inc ease walking and
cycling [
166
,
167
] and consequen ly he le el o physical ac i i y o he popula ion [
148
],
wi h associa ed posi i e impac s on men al heal h. The place in es men in neighbou hood
walking connec i i y and easy access o se ices and acili ies can impac posi i ely on
he neighbou hood’s men al heal h h ough changes in mobili y habi s (p io i ising ac i e
and public anspo a ion o e indi idual o ms) and he inc ease o social capi al and
communi y engagemen [
128
,
142
,
168
–
172
]. These changes can consequen ly imp o e
neighbou hood us and also expand people’s in ol emen and pa icipa ion in local
decision-making p ocesses [146].
4.3. Discussing he Use ulness and Applicabili y o he S a egic Focus on En i onmen al and
Men al Heal h Assessmen (SEmHA) F amewo k
O e all, he esul s e eal ha his s a egic ocus and assessmen amewo k, wi h
he a o emen ioned CDF and AC, i used o assess local planning s a egic op ions, is
likely o suppo local decision-making in c ea ing local condi ions ha a ou men al
heal h. Each case has i s own singula i ies, so wha is ele an in he Lisbon Region
(Po ugal) may no apply exac ly in he same way o o he places. Howe e , wi h espec
o he Lisbon Region, i appea s ha p omo ing compac ed, connec ed, inclusi e, and
na u al u ban neighbou hoods in which people can mo e ia ac i e o so anspo a ion,
access se ices, as well as aes he ic ec ea ional and g een spaces, and also eel sa e and
com o able o pa icipa e in communi y li e [
14
,
146
,
173
], will likely c ea e be e condi ions
o men al heal h. As men ioned abo e, he li e a u e has demons a ed he associa ion
be ween popula ion/ esiden ial densi y and men al heal h and wellbeing (e.g., le els o
disease, us , ole ance, pa icipa ion) [
174
–
177
]. Howe e , e idence also shows ha
mo e esea ch is needed o be e unde s and he le els o popula ion/ esiden ial/se ices
densi y bene icial o men al heal h [177].
This s udy suppo s he impo ance o adop ing s a egic hinking in en i onmen al
and heal h assessmen s o ensu e ha commi men o men al heal h p omo ion is embedded
in u ban local policies ac oss all sec o s. A Men al Heal h in All Policies conside s he
sys emic and complex ela ionships ha ake place wi hin neighbou hoods and hei e ec s
a he local le el [
41
,
42
,
149
]. Knowledge and assessmen o he men al heal h needs o he
popula ion, pa icula ly hose who a e ulne able, disad an aged, o a isk, a e c ucial
o imp o ing heal h equi y and o suppo ing poli ical decision-making ha ensu es
ha e e yone has li elong access o he same condi ions, se ices and ameni ies o he
neighbou hood. [149,178].
Du ing pe iods o c isis, such as he cu en COVID-19 pandemic, he nega i e im-
pac s on men al heal h a e a eali y (e.g., inc eases in dep ession, anxie y, alcohol and
subs ance misuse, an idep essan usage, iolence, emo ional dis ess, poo quali y o li e,
and educed wellbeing), as a esul o , o ins ance, ea o in ec ion and dea h, loss o
lo ed ones, social dis ancing and educed in e ac ion, income insecu i ies, local labou
ma ke decline, aus e i y measu es, and d as ic changes in daily ou ines [
9
,
52
,
179
–
181
].
These consequences, oge he wi h he inc ease in heal h inequali ies, usually wo sen he
condi ions o he ulne able and excluded [
10
,
11
,
52
,
182
]. This s a egic and assessmen
amewo k can help o suppo and s uc u e he in e en ions in men al heal h a he local
le el, helping o mi iga e he ex en and in ensi y o immedia e and long- e m nega i e
e ec s [
29
,
183
–
185
]. Heal h Impac Assessmen me hodologies ha e been e ealed as a
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bene icial ool o in o m and unde s and policy decisions and unp edic ed majo e en s
such as he COVID-19 pandemic [53].
4.4. S eng hs, Limi a ions and Fu u e Resea ch
The p oposed me hodology o es ablish a s a egic ocus and espec i e assessmen
amewo k comes wi h s eng hs and limi a ions.
In e ms o s eng hs, i illus a es a possible ou line o a s uc u ed amewo k o
applying a s a egic ocus in a HIA a he local le el, buil upon he pe cep ions o he
esiden popula ion o ou municipali ies in he Lisbon Region. I s applica ion and adap-
a ion o o he le els, scales, and con ex s could be bene icial, pa icula ly in he public
sec o s, o unde s anding how policies can a ec he onse o men al diso de s as well
as he imp o emen o popula ion men al heal h and heal h equi y. The assessmen e-
sul s also help iden i y oppo uni ies o in e sec o al and collabo a i e ac ion ha could
imp o e neighbou hood en i onmen s and consequen ly p omo e he men al heal h o
he popula ion. We belie e his is he i s s udy in ol ing a SEA-based app oach ha
ga he s and ela es neighbou hood en i onmen cha ac e is ics and men al heal h. This
amewo k allows: (i) assessing he enabling condi ions o men al heal h h ough each CDF,
(ii) iden i ying poin s o s a egic public in e en ion, (iii) moni o ing changes o e ime
o he design o e alua ion o p og ammes and policies, (i ) suppo ing he concep ion
o e idence-based in e en ions ha ha e a highe p obabili y o long- e m impac on
men al heal h.
The s udy’s design and me hodology con ain limi a ions wi h espec o he sel -
epo ed indi idual da a om pe cep ions o he neighbou hood and men al heal h s a us,
which may no co espond o an exac eali y, and can be in luenced by memo y bias
o social desi abili y [
186
]. The CDF, AC, and indica o s we e de eloped h ough he
su ey ins umen and dialogue/discussion wi h municipali y mayo s and pa ish council
p esiden s. This was limi ed due o ime and cos cons ain s, whe eas u he combined
quali a i e app oaches a e ecommended wi h he pa icipa ion o di e en communi y
s akeholde s [
187
,
188
]. In de eloping he CDF and AC, s a is ical associa ions be ween
neighbou hood cha ac e is ics and men al heal h ou comes we e used, bu his should
no be in e p e ed as i he e is a di ec causali y, as some indi ec causes may jus i y he
ela ionship [
189
]. Ano he limi a ion o he s udy was he use o indica o s ha a e ela ed
o he Po uguese con ex and which a ailabili y o da a a he local le el may be limi ed.
Applica ion o he s a egic ocus and assessmen amewo k o a local le el s udy a ea
(e.g., neighbou hood, municipali y, o a se o municipali ies) would be he nex s ep o
u u e esea ch. This would p o ide an unde s anding o he ope abili y o he amewo k
in iden i ying and assessing s a egic planning op ions ha could in o m local plans and
policies and mo e adequa ely imp o e men al heal h.
5. Conclusions
The s udy p oposed a s a egic ocus and assessmen amewo k—SEmHA—applied
o he neighbou hood en i onmen al condi ions o he s udy a ea ( ou municipali ies in
he Lisbon Region ollowing a pe iod o economic c isis), enabling assessmen o men al
heal h a he local le el, by combining holis ic, and in e sec o al app oaches.
The c i ical decision ac o s iden i ied o s a egically ac on communi y men al heal h
we e (i) public space quali y, (ii) physical en i onmen quali y, (iii) p o essional quali ica ion
and c ea ion o economic ac i i ies, and (i ) se ices and acili ies. These esul s sugges
ha an inc ease in men al heal h bene i s can be os e ed h ough he neighbou hood
en i onmen , landscape and communi y planning, and design in e en ions, aking in o
accoun land use suppo decisions ha can, o ins ance, compac u ban neighbou hoods,
inc ease he mix o land uses and, in some a eas, u ban densi y. The p oposed s a egic
ocus and assessmen amewo k con ibu es o ensu ing ha he neighbou hood en i-
onmen in e en ions uly achie e communi y imp o emen s and educe inequali ies,
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h ough cyclical assessmen and moni o ing o he impac s on well-being, heal h, and
heal h equi y [190].
Using he p oposed SEmHA amewo k o gua an ee a s a egic ocus on he assess-
men o neighbou hood en i onmen al impac s on men al heal h a he local le el will
help policy make s o iden i y and assess s a egic op ions ha enable he c ea ion (and
econ e sion) o mo e comple e, mo e sus ainable and mo e li eable neighbou hood en i-
onmen s, whe e indi iduals can enjoy hei men al heal h choices, hus imp o ing place
and communi y esilience du ing imes o c isis.
Au ho Con ibu ions:
Concep ualiza ion, A.L., M.d.R.P. and P.S.; da a cu a ion, A.L.; o mal anal-
ysis, A.L.; unding acquisi ion, P.S.; in es iga ion, A.L.; me hodology, A.L. and M.d.R.P.; p ojec
adminis a ion, P.S.; esou ces, A.L.; so wa e, A.L.; supe ision, M.d.R.P. and P.S.; alida ion, A.L.;
w i ing—o iginal d a , A.L.; w i ing— e iew and edi ing, A.L., M.d.R.P., and P.S. All au ho s ha e
ead and ag eed o he published e sion o he manusc ip .
Funding:
This esea ch was unded by he in es iga ion p ojec PTDC/ATP-GEO/4101/2012,
SMAILE, Men al Heal h—E alua ion o he Local and Economic De e minan s, unded by he
Po uguese Founda ion o Science and Technology (FCT) and he Eu opean Regional De elop-
men Fund (FEDER), h ough he COMPETE—Ope a ional Compe i i eness P og am. Ad iana
Lou ei o is unded by FCT doc o al ellowship SFRH/BD/92369/2013 and by he CEGOT (Cen e
o S udies in Geog aphy and Spa ial Planning) en i led “Ci ies, compe i i eness, and well-being”
(UID/GEO/04084/2013) h ough COMPETE 2020. Ad iana Lou ei o and Paula San ana ecei ed
suppo om he Cen e o S udies in Geog aphy and Spa ial Planning (CEGOT), unded by na ional
unds h ough he FCT unde he e e ence UIDB/04084/2020.
Ins i u ional Re iew Boa d S a emen :
The s udy was conduc ed in acco dance wi h he Decla a ion
o Helsinki, and app o ed by he Resea ch E hics Commi ee o Cen o Hospi ala Lisboa Ociden al
(Hospi al o Me opoli an A ea o Lisbon, Po ugal) (28 No embe 2013), ha p o ided e hics
app o al o his s udy, in eg a ed in he esea ch p ojec SMAILE, Men al Heal h—E alua ion o he
Local and Economic De e minan s.
In o med Consen S a emen :
In o med consen was ob ained om all subjec s in ol ed in he s udy.
Acknowledgmen s:
The au ho s hank he commen s om Ângela F ei as, Rica do Almend a and
Cláudia Cos a (CEGOT-UC), Ma ga ida Mon ei o and Ru e Ma ins (IST-UL) and Manuela Sil a
(CEDOC-NMS) ha con ibu ed o imp o e he design o he manusc ip . The au ho s also hank
he in es iga o s (Ca la Nunes, G aça Ca doso, JoséCaldas de Almeida and Ped o Pi a Ba os) and
consul an s (Benede o Sa aceno and João Fe ão) o he SMAILE P ojec . In addi ion, he au ho s
hank Linda Naugh on o he english e iew and he h ee e iewe s o he manusc ip o hei
commen s, ecommenda ions and sugges ions o imp o emen .
Con lic s o In e es : The au ho s decla e no con lic o in e es .
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