The slogan is painfully relevant to the plight of the vulnerable low-income children of every race and ethnicity in our country who, all too often, have been so deprived that they grow up to join the ranks of our unemployed, incarcerated, homeless and mentally ill. This tragedy is compounded by the fact that they cost society billions of dollars to incarcerate, house, feed and treat - and cause immeasurable heartache in the lives of their families and friends. As we struggle to respond to the growing needs of our homeless, mentally ill, unemployed and imprisoned Americans, some exciting research on the early brain development of poor children may be useful in helping us rethink our intervention approach and prevent such tragedy for future generations.
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