Children In Families That Were Evicted More Likely To Have Poor Health & Developmental Risks

Children in families that have experienced eviction from their place of housing were approximately 50% more likely to have poor health and developmental risks than children of the same age in families that have not experienced eviction. Specifically, children aged 48 months and younger in families that have experienced eviction were about 43% more likely to have "fair" or "poor" health. Children aged four months and younger were 55% more likely to have developmental risk, as defined by one or more concerns on the parent’s evaluation of developmental status, approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics for child developmental . . .