I show that serious, yet common, parental health events in childhood have immediate and lasting effects on mental health and educational outcomes for children. Following a parental health event, the children are more likely to receive therapy and consume anti-depressant (AD) medication. More so, the children achieve lower test scores and have lower school enrollment rates. The effect immediately occurs following the event and persists at least into early adulthood. I find that the effect on test scores doesn't differ significantly across family income, but that children from low-income families are more likely to be prescribed ADs following the event, while children from high-income families are more likely to receive therapy. Exploiting differences in general practitioners' behavior in prescribing AD and referring children to therapy, I find suggestive evidence that children who are more exposed to medical treatment of mental health issues have lower educational attainments in early adulthood.

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严重的父母健康事件对儿童心理健康和教育结果的影响

我表明，儿童时期严重但常见的父母健康事件对儿童的心理健康和教育成果具有直接和持久的影响。在发生父母健康事件后，孩子们更有可能接受治疗并服用抗抑郁 (AD) 药物。更重要的是，孩子们的考试成绩较低，入学率也较低。这种影响会在事件发生后立即发生，并且至少会持续到成年早期。我发现对考试成绩的影响在不同家庭收入之间没有显着差异，但来自低收入家庭的孩子更有可能在事件发生后接受 AD 治疗，而来自高收入家庭的孩子更有可能接受治疗。利用全科医生在开具 AD 处方和转介儿童接受治疗时的行为差异，