Poverty And Other Risk Factors
A variety of risk factors (physical or emotional abuse, chronic neglect, caregiver substance abuse or mental illness, exposure to violence, and/or the accumulated burdens of family economic hardship) can impinge on healthy development in the early years.
Resources & Links
Poverty as a Childhood Disease (New York Times)
Toxic Stress: The Facts How toxic stress affects brain development in young children. (Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University)
From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development (National Research Council and Institute of Medicine)
Poverty Fact Sheet (Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families)
Research findings on effects of poverty at the Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University Metro Trends blog and The Negative Effects of Instability on Child Development: A Research Synthesis from Urban Institute
Addressing Poverty in Schools (New York Times - includes the 9/11 trauma study mentioned above)
'Crack baby' study ends with unexpected but clear result (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Toxic Stress: The Facts How toxic stress affects brain development in young children. (Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University)
From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development (National Research Council and Institute of Medicine)
Poverty Fact Sheet (Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families)
Research findings on effects of poverty at the Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University Metro Trends blog and The Negative Effects of Instability on Child Development: A Research Synthesis from Urban Institute
Addressing Poverty in Schools (New York Times - includes the 9/11 trauma study mentioned above)
'Crack baby' study ends with unexpected but clear result (The Philadelphia Inquirer)