Did you know poverty affects our mental health-

Poverty in childhood is associated with lower school achievement; worse cognitive, behavioral, and attention-related outcomes;

higher rates of delinquency, depressive and anxiety disorders; and higher rates of almost every psychiatric disorder in adulthood.

Poverty in adulthood is linked to depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, psychological distress, and suicide.

The evidence is strong for a causal relationship between poverty and mental health.

However, findings suggest that poverty leads to mental health and developmental problems that in turn prevent individuals and families from leaving poverty, creating a vicious, intergenerational cycle of poverty and poor health.