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Support mothers in poverty need: Lessons learned from Mom2Mom

Author(s) -

Barbara Fitzgerald,

Rebecca Ronsley

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

paediatrics and child health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1918-1485

pISSN - 1205-7088

DOI - 10.1093/pch/21.2.62

Subject(s) - poverty , mentorship , social support , psychology , developmental psychology , child health , early childhood , child development , child poverty , medicine , economic growth , political science , pediatrics , medical education , social psychology , economics

Childhood stress leads to adverse developmental and health outcomes in adulthood, and childhood poverty is perhaps the most significant source of stress that exists today for Canadian children. Previously, three key factors were identified that are important in improving developmental outcomes in children: reducing the stress of poverty; connecting the mother to the child's education; and connecting the mother to social support. The Mom2Mom Child Poverty Initiative was established as a model to improve developmental outcomes for vulnerable children. Mom2Mom combines current evidence regarding the social and biological determinants of child health with direct advocacy. It provides mentorship, and financial and practical support to families, with the goal of improving outcomes for children living in poverty.

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