When low-income families have to leave their homes, they are likely to move to lower-income neighborhoods. For example, moving without switching schools can still result in “severing peer networks and child care arrangements that reinforce learning and cognitive development or disruption caused by parents’ and children’s stress and anxiety related to moving”. For example, “Outcomes identified in association with frequent moves included: higher levels of behavioral and emotional problems increased teenage pregnancy rates accelerated initiation of illicit drug use adolescent depression and reduced continuity of healthcare”.Įven when kids don’t switch schools, moving around can be disruptive for academic performance. Furthermore, displacement can have myriad negative health impacts on children. At least two years after their eviction, mothers were still experiencing significantly higher rates of depression. According to one study, the year following an eviction, mothers are 20 percent more likely to report depression than their peers. In addition, Hispanic and black renters experience evictions in greater numbers than white renters.ĭisplacement can lead to stress and depression. Millions of renters are currently facing evictions. However, we are facing an eviction epidemic. A typical American moves over 11 times in their lifetime.
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