# Why does second-hand experience of neighborhood violence affect some youth, but not others?

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**Created:** [November 30, 2018, 3:27am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/why-does-second-hand-experience-of-neighborhood-violence-affect-some-youth-but-not-others/1141 "2018-11-30T03:27:10Z")\
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> **[Why does second-hand experience of neighborhood violence affect some youth, but...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128141654.htm)**
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> Neighborhood violence has been associated with adverse health effects on youth, including sleep loss, asthma and metabolic syndrome. Yet some youth living in high-crime neighborhoods manage to avoid these effects. A new study aims to answer a...

  
Neighborhood violence has been associated with adverse health effects on youth, including sleep loss, asthma and metabolic syndrome. Yet some youth living in high-crime neighborhoods manage to avoid these effects. A new study aims to answer a resilience puzzle: Why does a second-hand or indirect experience of neighborhood violence affect some youth, but not others?