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Minn-LInK Edition 60: Risks of Early Childhood Adversity for Academic Skill Development and Learning

Our research was developed to assess the ways in which early childhood CPS involvement and homelessness were associated with later academic performance. Study one evaluated whether early childhood developmental readiness skills partially accounts for the relationship between early CPS involvement and 3rd grade achievement. Study two examined whether executive function skills assessed at screening served as a protective factor against the risks of early childhood homelessness for 3rd grade academic achievement.

Minn-LInK Edition 58: Profiles of Risk Among Students Experiencing Homelessness

This study examined profiles of risk among 6th graders who experienced homelessness across a 10-year period and the relationship with student graduation. Understanding risk profiles of homeless youth related to academic outcomes can inform how schools and communities develop interventions for addressing homelessness in students.