# Adverse events during first years of life may have greatest effect on future mental health

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**Created:** [May 1, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/adverse-events-during-first-years-of-life-may-have-greatest-effect-on-future-mental-health/2381 "2019-05-01T19:04:48Z")\
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> **[Adverse events during first years of life may have greatest effect on future...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190501131347.htm)**
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> A new study has found evidence that children under 3 years old are most the vulnerable to the effects of adversity -- experiences including poverty, family and financial instability, and abuse -- on their epigenetic profiles, chemical tags that alter...

  
A new study has found evidence that children under 3 years old are most the vulnerable to the effects of adversity – experiences including poverty, family and financial instability, and abuse – on their epigenetic profiles, chemical tags that alter gene expression and may have consequences for future mental health.