Background Lower incomes are associated with poorer mental health and wellbeing, but the
extent to which income has a causal effect is debated. We aimed to synthesise evidence …

Socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with children's brain and behavioral
development. Several theories propose that early experiences of adversity or low SES can …

There is abundant evidence that children in low income households do less well than their
peers on a range of developmental outcomes. However, there is continuing uncertainty …

" Across diverse disciplines, the term resilience is appearing more and more often. However,
while each discipline has developed theory and models to explain the resilience of the …

That prenatal events can have life-long consequences is now well established.
Nevertheless, research on the fetal origins hypothesis is flourishing and has expanded to …

Importance Children living in poverty generally perform poorly in school, with markedly
lower standardized test scores and lower educational attainment. The longer children live in …

Large achievement gaps exist between high-and low-income students and between black
and white students. This article explores one explanation for such gaps: income segregation …

This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the best available
evidence to help prevent child abuse and neglect. These strategies include strengthening …

In this article, we review the evidence on the effects of poverty and low income on children's
development and well-being. We argue that poverty is an important indicator of societal and …

This article distills and extends recent research on the economics of human development
and social mobility. It summarizes the evidence from diverse literatures on the importance of …