Research has established a negative association between household material hardship and children’s mental health. This study examines whether Child Development Accounts (CDAs), an economic intervention that encourages families to accumulate assets for children’s long-term development, mitigate the association between material hardship and children’s social-emotional development by influencing parenting practices and parents’ expectations for their children.
Review this resource to delve into the implications of using asset-building programs to improve child development.
