Table 1 Challenges to implement cash transfers as policy measures and potential recommendations
From: Rethinking suicide prevention: insights from the global south for a new global agenda
Component | Common challengea | Example: Brazilian case |
|---|---|---|
Feasibility | Ensuring sustainable funding | Institutionalized as a national policy, with stable federal funding ensured by law (Law No. 14.601/2023)99 |
Implementation | Defining target population, benefit amounts, coverage and conditionality | Benefit structure includesb: R$142 per family member R$150 for children 0–6 years of age R$50 for pregnant or lactating women or for each child/youth 7–17 years of age |
Access | Reaching vulnerable populations, including in remote areas | Over 90% of national coverage is achieved through active search strategies and integration with the Cadastro Único (Unified Registry) |
Scaling up | Expanding coverage in large, diverse populations | Program scaled through digital administrative systems and centralized registries |
Conditionalities | Ensuring behavioral requirements to promote long-term outcomes | Conditionalities include regular school attendance and health check-ups, including nutritional monitoring for children 0–6 years of age, with the aim of improving access to education and healthcare among beneficiary families |
