Growing up in a rough neighbourhood can shape kids’ brains, so good parenting and schooling is crucialGrowing up in a poor or disadvantaged neighbourhood can affect the way adolescents’ brains function, according to our new research. It can alter the communication between brain regions involved in planning, goal-setting and self-reflection.Read more31-03-2021|Comment|author: Simon Weedy
‘Poverty in childhood leads to poverty in adulthood’Poverty and socio-economic disadvantage more broadly, continue to be important public policy issues for Australia.Read more30-10-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy
