There is a well‐established connection among water quality, sanitation, and physical health.
The potentially important relationship between water and mental health is considerably less …

Despite the central importance of water for human wellbeing and development, researchers
and practitioners have few tools to quantitatively measure, assess, and compare the scope …

Background Lack of access to clean water has well known implications for communicable
disease risks, but the broader construct of water insecurity is little studied, and its mental …

Scholars and practitioners have been working on methodologies to measure water security
at a variety of scale and focus. In this paper, we critically examine the landscape of water …

Water insecurity—the lack of adequate and safe water for a healthy and productive life—is
one of the greatest threats facing humans in the coming century. By 2030, half of the world is …

Household water insecurity has serious implications for the health, livelihoods and
wellbeing of people around the world. Existing methods to assess the state of household …

Water connects the environment, culture, and biology, yet only recently has it emerged as a
major focus for research in human biology. To facilitate such research, we describe methods …

Background Over 650 million people worldwide lack access to safe water supplies, and
even among those who have gained access to 'improved'sources, water may be seasonally …

Household water insecurity is a complex socioecological challenge with a range of
consequences for health and wellbeing. Understanding individual and household‐level …

Living in poverty significantly elevates risk of common mental disorders, but the underlying
mechanisms are poorly specified. The stress of coping with household food insecurity is …