latarsha mitchell week 4 blog assignment

                      









                                            Consequences of stress on children's development



During these time their are a lot of kids who are developing stress from broken homes and nothing to heat . we claim this to be known as poverty. Poverty Is one of the most hurtful things that are killing our kids today. there exist a well-established link between poor health and low socioeconomic status. Low income and poverty with recognition  that they are not identical constructs. For many health outcomes , there is a steady  SEC -health gradient , with each step down the SES ladder associated with poorer health , including a variety of physical health conditions such as hypertension, Heart disease ,cancer, and shorter life expectancy ,as well as s wide range of mental health problems from depression to schizophrenia .

Chronic social stress of the type associated with poverty can actually sensitize multiple components of the nervous system , heightening physiological reactions to even mildly stressful or threatening events.

In the global policy.org it states that children in Africa suffer tremendously with stress from being hungry. ( Poverty ). In the article " Development aid to Africa negligible in comparison to illicit outflows ( July 16, 2014 ) states that these kids in Africa serves as smokescreen to cover up illicit financial flows,unfair trade policies and cost of adapting to climate change that drain the continent of its resources.  The report " Honest Accounts "? The true story of Africa's billion dollar losses " published by health poverty Action and co-authored by a range of other civil society organizations, contrasts both inflows to and outflows from Africa and comes to an enlightening result . The continent records an annual net loss of US  $ 58.2 billion  mostly flowing to the pockets of Western governments or transnational corporations, according to the report .


reference www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/focus/pdfs/foc262f./pdf
www.apa.org  Stress as a Mechanism of poverty's ill effects on children.

Once there was a child who was very dear to my family. Her mother was a mental patient and turn out to become a drug user.  during this time this little 8 year old girl started to live with different family members. well with the family member she started to live with who was a male decided that he want to abuse her mentally and physically. My grand mother at the time who was at the age of 70years old, took her in and made sure she went to school on the regular base, cloth, as well as had food to eat. As a family we came together  to help this little girl. no child should ever haft to go hungry or experience mental, physical abuse, or hunger.  my sister alone with myself started a food program for abandon and abused children , which we supplied free food personal  hygen for the kids, and limited shelter.It was a honor because in the low-income housing there are a lot of kids that do not have family and is suffering from hunger. ( Poverty ).