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Silicon Valley – Stress of Child Poverty Changes Brain Chemistry

Posted by strange on March 4, 2015
Silicon Valley - Stress of Child Poverty Changes Brain Chemistry

“There’s people over here that struggle to throw away the trash because they’re scared that they might not come back,” said Jorge Valencia, 16.

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This article on Silicon Valley really touched me because, coming from a middle class family, it is heartbreaking to see my friends who have been poor all their lives struggle with simple basic needs and have constant mental stress, yet it is hard for me to fully grasp how and why poverty won’t let them escape.

Posted in: Uncategorized | Tagged: mental health, mental illness, poverty, poverty and mental illness, shannen roberts, silicon valley, the strange is beautiful, unicef

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