Social disadvantage can cause stress that leads to changes in ‘connectivity’ between brain regions, potentially harming adolescents’ ability to plan, set goals, and self-reflect.
- Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
Seeking help for their own distress, creating a warm and cohesive family environment and focusing on some of the silver linings may help parents safeguard their children’s mental health.
New research has found growing up in a disadvantaged neighbourhood can have negative effects on children’s brain development.
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