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    Around 1/4 of American children lived in poverty in 2012 during the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Five years later, children were still more likely than adults to be poor, especially children of color. Growing up in poverty can have long-term health and developmental consequences that affect children into adulthood, such as anxiety, hunger, homelessness, and harm to brain development. Understanding how poverty impacts children long-term is important as the world addresses the economic effects of the pandemic.

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    Around 1/4 of American children lived in poverty in 2012 during the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Five years later, children were still more likely than adults to be poor, especially children of color. Growing up in poverty can have long-term health and developmental consequences that affect children into adulthood, such as anxiety, hunger, homelessness, and harm to brain development. Understanding how poverty impacts children long-term is important as the world addresses the economic effects of the pandemic.

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    How Poverty Can Follow Children Into Adulthood

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    Around 1/4 of American children lived in poverty in 2012 during the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Five years later, children were still more likely than adults to be poor, especially children of color. Growing up in poverty can have long-term health and developmental consequences that affect children into adulthood, such as anxiety, hunger, homelessness, and harm to brain development. Understanding how poverty impacts children long-term is important as the world addresses the economic effects of the pandemic.

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    “How Poverty Can Follow Children Into Adulthood” – Priyanka

    Boghani
    This article is from 2017, but it’s more relevant than ever because it was written when
    2012 was the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. That’s no longer the
    case. In 2012, around ¼ American children were in poverty. Five years later, children
    were still more likely than adults to be poor. This is especially true for children of colour.
    Consequences of poverty include anxiety, hunger, and homelessness. This essay also
    looks at the long-term consequences that come from growing up in poverty. A child can
    develop health problems that affect them in adulthood. Poverty can also harm a child’s
    brain development. Being aware of how poverty affects children and follows them into
    adulthood is essential as the world deals with the economic fallout from the pandemic.

    Priyanka Boghani is a journalist at PBS Frontline. She focuses on U.S. foreign policy,
    humanitarian crises, and conflicts in the Middle East. She also assists in managing
    Frontline’s social accounts.

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