Memo topic: Poverty rates among children living in California
Children make up 23.1 percent of the U.S. population and they disproportionately experience poverty in the U.S. compared to other age groups and California is one of the states with the highest child poverty rates. Child poverty has profound educational, health and economic consequences now and in the long term not only for individual children but also for the entire nation.
Poverty can alter children’s developmental trajectories in cognitive, socio-emotional and physical health. Research in neuroscience and developmental psychology provide evidence that early life experiences are critical for child development. And there is variety of evidence illustrating the disparities that emerge during the early years, are related to outcomes for poor children and contribute to life-long inequality when compared to their more advantaged peers. The adverse circumstances faced by young children can negatively influence their future education and well-being. …show more content…
Santa Cruz County (29.8 percent), Santa Barbara (28.8 percent) and Los Angeles (28.3 percent) have the highest rates. Adverse circumstances faced by young children can have long term physical, social and behavioral consequences which can negatively influence their future education and well-being. Considering the negative future outcomes for both individual well-being of children and the country’s welfare, these rates are unacceptable. Our future depends on the welfare of today’s children, since children are the most significant contributors to the country’s future, therefore, we need to provide them with at least their basic needs working toward a better
Children make up 23.1 percent of the U.S. population and they disproportionately experience poverty in the U.S. compared to other age groups and California is one of the states with the highest child poverty rates. Child poverty has profound educational, health and economic consequences now and in the long term not only for individual children but also for the entire nation.
Poverty can alter children’s developmental trajectories in cognitive, socio-emotional and physical health. Research in neuroscience and developmental psychology provide evidence that early life experiences are critical for child development. And there is variety of evidence illustrating the disparities that emerge during the early years, are related to outcomes for poor children and contribute to life-long inequality when compared to their more advantaged peers. The adverse circumstances faced by young children can negatively influence their future education and well-being. …show more content…
Santa Cruz County (29.8 percent), Santa Barbara (28.8 percent) and Los Angeles (28.3 percent) have the highest rates. Adverse circumstances faced by young children can have long term physical, social and behavioral consequences which can negatively influence their future education and well-being. Considering the negative future outcomes for both individual well-being of children and the country’s welfare, these rates are unacceptable. Our future depends on the welfare of today’s children, since children are the most significant contributors to the country’s future, therefore, we need to provide them with at least their basic needs working toward a better