Living in a high-crime neighborhood is linked to poor health outcomes for young people, including sleep loss, asthma and metabolic syndrome. Yet some youth living in violent neighborhoods seem to avoid these negative effects.
In a new study, researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois wanted to know why some teens are affected by second-hand or indirect experience of neighborhood violence while others are not.
“Little is known about the brain networks that are involved in shaping...
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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/11/30/why-neighborhood-violence-affects-some-young-people-but-not-others/140820.html
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