Approximately 1 in 5 children in the United States lives in poverty, and> 40% of children are
poor or near-poor. 1 In 2013, the American Academy of Pediatrics added child poverty to its …

The developmental sequelae of childhood poverty are well documented. However, it is not
poverty per se, but a multitude of risk factors associated with poverty that have a deleterious …

Importance The study provides novel data to inform the mechanisms by which poverty
negatively impacts childhood brain development. Objective To investigate whether the …

REFERENCES 1. Cunney RJ, Bialachowski A, Thornley D, Smaill FM, Pennie RA. An
outbreak of influenza A in a neonatal intensive care unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol …

Living in poverty places children at very high risk for problems across a variety of domains,
including schooling, behavioral regulation, and health. Aspects of cognitive functioning …

Neuroscience Sebastian J. Lipina, Jorge A. Colombo Poverty remains an urgent crisis
worldwide. In the United States, 28.6 million children live in low-income families and 12.7 …

We review some of the growing evidence of the costs of poverty to children's
neuroendocrine function, early brain development, and cognitive ability. We underscore the …

Childhood economic disadvantage is associated with lower cognitive and social-emotional
skills, reduced educational attainment, and lower earnings in adulthood. Despite these …

We describe an ecological approach to understanding the developing brain, with a focus on
the effects of poverty-related adversity on brain function. We articulate how combining …

Importance Children living in poverty generally perform poorly in school, with markedly
lower standardized test scores and lower educational attainment. The longer children live in …