The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) is a nonpartisan research institution that started in 1966. According to the IRP, it's mission is to advance the understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty and inequality by producing rigorous research, training, scholars, engaging with policymakers and practitioners, and widely disseminating evidence.
IRP will be hosting a webinar on Wednesday, February 9 (1-2pm CST) focused on monthly cash support and the impact on infant brain development. Register here to join.
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Baby’s First Years is the first causal study to test the connections between poverty reduction and brain development among very young children. In this webinar we will hear from two researchers behind the study, Sonya Troller-Renfree and Greg Duncan, about the impact of monthly cash support for low-income mothers on the brain development of their infant children. Brenda Jones-Harden, Director of the Prevention and Early Adversity Research Laboratory at University of Maryland, will serve as the discussant.
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