By their eighth birthday, an estimated 9 in 10 New Zealand children will have experienced some form of serious adversity. They might have been neglected, grown up with family violence, lived through a separation or coped with a parent's mental illness or substance use problem.

Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-06-adversity-nz-kids-classroom-schools.html)

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