Poverty & Youth Development
Poverty directly affects Development. “Youth development is a combination of all of the people, places, supports, opportunities and services that most of us inherently understand that young people need to be happy, healthy and successful.” (1).
Poverty & America
(1) Center for Youth Development & Policy Research. (2013). What is youth development. Retrieved from http://cyd.aed.org/whatis.htm
(2) American Psychological Association. (2013). Effects of poverty, hunger, and homelessness on children and youth. Retrieved form http://www.apa.org/pi/families/poverty.aspx?i
Poverty directly affects Development. “Youth development is a combination of all of the people, places, supports, opportunities and services that most of us inherently understand that young people need to be happy, healthy and successful.” (1).
- A lack of self-determination leads to feeling less empowered.
- Chronic stress associated with living in poverty has been shown to adversely affect children’s concentration and memory which may impact their ability to learn
- The largest health risk for those living in poverty is depression, which affects them twice as much as the general population
- People’s lack of access to healthcare is a contributing factor of elevated levels of depression.
- Poverty leads to a negative sense of self-awareness and leads to lack of spirituality.
- Exposure to violence in their communities which can lead to trauma, injury, disability, and mortality
Poverty & America
- On a more global concern, poverty does affect the sustainability and economy of America. “Economists estimate that child poverty costs an estimated $500 billion a year to the U.S. economy; reduces productivity and economic output by 1.3 percent of GDP; raises crime and increases health expenditure”
(1) Center for Youth Development & Policy Research. (2013). What is youth development. Retrieved from http://cyd.aed.org/whatis.htm
(2) American Psychological Association. (2013). Effects of poverty, hunger, and homelessness on children and youth. Retrieved form http://www.apa.org/pi/families/poverty.aspx?i