The Lifelong Effects of Early Childhood Poverty

By William Dowling

Research shows that poverty in early childhood can have detrimental effects on a range of achievement, behavior, and health outcomes in adulthood. The time between a child’s prenatal year and 5th birthday is particularly critical, and incremental increases in parental income during this time period can have profound and positive long-term outcomes. The following graphic highlights some of this research.

The Lifelong Effects of Early Childhood Poverty

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William Dowling

joined the Community Development team in 2013 as part of a new partnership program with the Banking Supervision and Regulation unit. In this role, he analyzes a variety of national economic indicators and regional trends to inform banks and bank examiners on the credit needs of low- and moderate-income communities throughout the 12th District.