Mitigating social and economic sources of trauma: the need for Universal Basic Income during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Matthew Thomas Johnson; Elliott Aidan Johnson; Laura Webber; Daniel Nettle

doi:10.1037/tra0000739

Mitigating social and economic sources of trauma: the need for Universal Basic Income during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Matthew Thomas Johnson, Elliott Aidan Johnson, Laura Webber, Daniel Nettle

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Abstract

The COVID-19 Pandemic is projected to cause an economic shock larger than the Global Financial Crisis of 2007/2008 and a recession as great as anything seen since the Great Depression in 1930s. The social and economic consequences of lockdowns and social distancing measures, such as unemployment, broken relationships and homelessness create potential for inter-generational trauma extending decades into the future. In this article, we argue that, in the absence of a vaccine, governments need to introduce Universal Basic Income as a means of mitigating this trauma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S191-S192
Number of pages	2
Journal	Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
Volume	12
Issue number	S1
Early online date	18 Jun 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000739
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2020
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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universal basic income
trauma
unpredictability
economic shock

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Mitigating social and economic sources of trauma: the need for Universal Basic Income during the Coronavirus Pandemic

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