By Month: April 2009
Research Links Poor Kids’ Stress, Brain Impairment
By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, April 6, 2009; Page A06
Children raised in poverty suffer many ill effects: They often have health problems and tend to struggle in school, which can create a cycle of poverty across generations.
Now, research is providing what could be crucial clues to explain how childhood poverty translates into dimmer chances of success: Chronic stress from growing up poor appears to have a direct impact on the brain, leaving children with impairment in at least one key area — working memory.
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Too Old for Foster Care, and Facing the Recession
By JULIE BOSMAN
Published: April 7, 2009
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Even in boom times, young people who become too old for the foster-care system often struggle to make it on their own, lacking families, job skills or adequate educations. Now, the recession has made the challenges of life after foster care even more formidable, especially for those seeking federal housing vouchers, which are contingent on having an income.
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Child-abuse reports climb in Ohio; Advocates blame ‘07 results on increasing economic strain
Thursday, April 2, 2009 3:25 AM
By Catherine Candisky
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Ohio’s sinking economy might be causing a spike in reports of child abuse and neglect.
For the first time, new allegations of abuse and neglect topped 100,000, according to a statewide survey released yesterday.
The report by the Public Children Services Association of Ohio found that in 2007, reports of abuse and neglect statewide were up 14 percent from 2005.
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