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Why Financial Security Doesn't Erase Poverty Trauma

I make good money now but I still panic-buy groceries when they're on sale because I remember being hungry as a kid.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Early experiences of economic insecurity create lasting behavioral patterns that persist despite changed circumstances.

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