dr. beverly daniel tatum. [applause] as we begin this conversation about why does it matter that women are on the brink, i wanted to have each of you start with answering that question for us. , so we'll start with you. >> we know that the health of children is linked to the health of their care giver. and what we understand is that when women are on the brink and when women slip into the truggles of poverty, that it affects of health and development of their kids and that has profound impacts in terms of later life health outcomes. my area of expertise is in adverse childhood experiences and stress, the affect of chronic stress on children. what we understand is that kits who are exposed to chronic stress have increased likelihood of things like heart disease, cancer, chronic disease, in adulthood. so for us as a nation, it's really important to understand that there are not only behavioral impacts and educational impacts but profound health impacts as well. >> that's multigenerational. >> exactly. >> you've