Poverty

Program to move families out of high-poverty neighborhoods helps girls, harms boys’ mental health Cabrini Green demolition

Program to move families out of high-poverty neighborhoods helps girls, harms boys’ mental health

Poverty Protection

Poverty Protection

Fundamental changes to the safety net have impacted how it shields families from the Great Recession.


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Move to less impoverished neighborhoods boosts physical and mental health

Move to less impoverished neighborhoods boosts physical and mental health

New study finds consumption measures poverty better than income

New study finds consumption measures poverty better than income

Where you live can help determine your health, studies say

Where you live can help determine your health, studies say

Prof. Jens Ludwig hopes health industry sees improving neighborhoods as a form of preventive care


SSA faculty members to speak Nov. 10 in poverty lecture series

SSA faculty members to speak Nov. 10 in poverty lecture series

Change your neighborhood, improve your health

Change your neighborhood, improve your health


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Poor neighborhoods may contribute to poor health

Poor neighborhoods may contribute to poor health


Moving poor women to lower-poverty neighborhoods improves their health

Moving poor women to lower-poverty neighborhoods improves their health

Poverty's damaging legacy

Poverty's damaging legacy

Asst. Prof. Heather Hill and Prof. Ariel Kalil explore poverty's effects on children, families