Has anyone picked up today's article in DSNews about the impact of foreclosures on children? I must admit, until I read this I never gave this particular subject a lot of thought, despite the fact that foreclosure now apparently impacts some eight million children in the US.
The key points of the article include:
Children suffer more than anyone from a foreclosure. There's a strong link between the rate of foreclosures and the rate of physical child abuse! Researchers apparently found a 3% increase in physical abuse, 5% increase in traumatic brain injury with each 1% increase in 90-day mortgage delinquencies. … (0 comments)
How Foreclosures Affect Children
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