<p>Using an individual-level experiment with male and female caregivers of young children in El Salvador,&nbsp;we evaluate the impact of a free digital stress management and positive parenting intervention.We find&nbsp;that, for males, the intervention increased stress and anxiety and lowered caregiver-child interactions.The&nbsp;effect on males is concentrated among the poorer and those residing with a partner.In contrast, women’s&nbsp;mental health was not impacted.Yet, their use of physical violence toward children decreased by 18 percent.&nbsp;Our results align with theories linking economic deprivation and family structure to caregivers’ cognitive&nbsp;overload and mental health. Sofia Amaral; Lelys Dinarte; Patricio Dominguez; Santiago M.</p>

<p>In 2019, Uganda imposed Africa’s strictest lockdown measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, closing businesses and schools, and banning sales of non-food items at open markets, public gatherings, and the use of vehicles for non-essential purposes.This work builds on two previously implemented RCTs of&nbsp;the Educate! Experience&nbsp;and Skills for Effective Entrepreneurship Development (SEED) program and will shed light on the impacts of COVID-19 on young people in Uganda.Educate! Experience and Skills for Effective Entrepreneurship Development (SEED) are two distinct yet complementary youth leadership and entrepreneurship programs that feature different combinations/intensities of soft and hard skills training.</p>

<p>IPA, George Washington University, and Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) researchers have been implementing a study with Bangladeshi adolescents since 2017 to understand both transitions to adulthood and ‘what works’ to improve their transitions to adulthood.&nbsp;COVID-19 may affect their education, skills acquisition, and job prospects by limiting access to education, disrupting household income, increasing stress and exposure to violence, and shifting household and care work onto them.Researchers administered a phone&nbsp;survey&nbsp;to 4,485 adolescents in May 2020, when Bangladesh was under a country-wide lockdown.</p>