Table (D5) Impacts of the Program on Mental Health

|**Outcomes**|**Treatment**|**(se)**|**FDR**<br>**q-values**|**Control**<br>**mean**|**(sd)**|**N**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|CESD score (higher is better)|0.13|(0.17)|[0.37]|0.00|(1.00)|1,607|
|Perceived stress scale (higher is better)|0.10|(0.15)|[0.38]|-0.00|(1.00)|1,607|
|Depression (=1 if depressed)|-0.09|(0.07)|[0.29]|0.56|(0.50)|1,607|

**_Notes_** :

- The table shows the regression results on pre-specified mental health outcomes using the phone survey midline data. Each row is its own dependent variable.

- The independent variable of interest is the TOT treatment indicator, which is the predicted value from a first-stage regression of treatment implementation on treatment assignment.

- The outcomes that require definitions are: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) is a measure for depressive symptoms and includes 10 items asking about the past week. It is defined as a mean-effect index of 10 items scored 0-3 in the past week (I was bothered by things that usually don’t bother me, I had a problem in concentration on what I was doing, I felt depressed and troubled in my mind, I felt that everything that I did took up all my energy, I felt hopeful about the future (reversed), I felt afraid, I had difficulty in sleeping peacefully, I was happy (reversed), I felt lonely, I lacked the motivation to do anything). It is then normalized by subtracting the control group’s mean and dividing by its standard deviation, and reversing again such that higher values correspond to better mental health. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4) is a mean-effect index of four items measured over 1-5 in the last 30 days (how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life?, how often have you felt certain in your ability to overcome your own personal problems?, how often have you felt that things were going your way?, how often did you feel that the problems were too much for you to manage?). It is then normalized by subtracting the control group’s mean and dividing by its standard deviation. Higher scores for CES-D and PSS indicate better outcomes. Depression equals 1 if the CESD score is at least 10 and 0 otherwise.

- The regressions also have assessment month-by-year fixed effects, enumerator fixed effects, community-level controls (Irbid/Mafraq governorate and population quartile), and household-level controls (vulnerability-assessment quartile, shelter program, baseline number of children, baseline number of children plus adults, respondent gender, and respondent age).

- In the parentheses are robust standard errors clustered at the locality level. Regressions are weighted by the number of people interviewed in each household. Statistical significance represented by * (10%), ** (5%), and *** (1%). Q-values are calculated per Anderson (2008) and correspond to Family 6 in the pre-analysis plan.

Table (D6) Impacts of the Program on Household-Level Child Outcomes

|**Outcomes**|**Treatment**|**(se)**|**FDR**<br>**q-values**|**Control**<br>**mean**|**(sd)**|**N**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Number of children under 18 years|0.30**|(0.15)|[0.03]|3.27|(1.97)|1,610|
|Total number of school days attended per child|-0.43*|(0.24)|[0.04]|2.33|(2.49)|1,031|
|Days any child had to sleep hungry|0.60***|(0.20)|[0.01]|0.57|(1.22)|1,469|
|Child hunger last week (=1)|0.24***|(0.07)|[0.00]|0.23|(0.42)|1,469|

**_Notes_** :

- The table shows the regression results on pre-specified and not pre-specified child outcomes using the phone survey midline data. Each row is its own dependent variable.

- The independent variable of interest is the TOT treatment indicator, which is the predicted value from a first-stage regression of treatment implementation on treatment assignment.

- The outcomes that require definitions are: Child hunger last week is defined as an indicator variable that equals 1 if any child in household had to go to bed hungry in the past week and 0 otherwise.

- The regressions also have assessment month-by-year fixed effects, enumerator fixed effects, community-level controls (Irbid/Mafraq governorate and population quartile), and household-level controls (vulnerability-assessment quartile, shelter program, baseline number of children, baseline number of children plus adults, respondent gender, and respondent age).

- In the parentheses are robust standard errors clustered at the locality level. Regressions are weighted by the number of people interviewed in each household. Statistical significance represented by * (10%), ** (5%), and *** (1%). Q-values are calculated per Anderson (2008) and correspond to Family 8 in the pre-analysis plan.

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