This time of year, students and parents begin to prepare for the upcoming school year. For students living in poverty, the ability to succeed can be hindered by stress from their home life, a new study suggests.
United Way of Central Ohio released a study titled “How Toxic Stress Threatens Success,” which uses statistics and research to describe how stress from poverty can affect children in their present life and in the future.
The study defines toxic stress as, “strong, frequent, and/or prolonged adversity — such as physical or emotional abuse, chronic neglect, caregiver substance abuse or mental illness, exposure to violence, and/or accumulated burdens of family economic hardship — without adequate adult support.”
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[For more of this story, written by Kelly Doran, go to http://www.limaohio.com/news/news/50065981/Toxic-stress-from-poverty-can-affect-students-success#.U962DvldUuc]
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