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Among Philly kids, trauma and poverty are linked to mental illness, learning problems and more, Penn study finds

Forget the school of hard knocks. Trauma and poverty hurts kids, a Penn and CHOP study finds.

Researchers found that adversity in the forms of poverty and traumatic experiences is associated with abnormalities across measures of brain anatomy, physiology and connectivity.
Researchers found that adversity in the forms of poverty and traumatic experiences is associated with abnormalities across measures of brain anatomy, physiology and connectivity.Read moreiStockphoto (custom credit)