Poverty, neglect, housing instability, violence, food insecurity and separation from parents all affect childhood development – and thus, lifelong health
— Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes

The study did find evidence that the burden of household poverty, rather than trauma and violence, affected displaced adolescents’ working memory — which, by extension, can harm their ability to succeed in school or on the labor market.
— Mike Cummings, Yale News

the main strategies to address poverty and mental health often lack a racial lens
— Macheo Payne, Alliance

Don’t ask, “What’s wrong with that person?” Ask, “What happened to that person?”
— JC Behavioral Health staff, Khatib A. F. Waheed, LLC