“Moms that get evicted are depressed and have higher rates of depressive symptoms two years later. That has to affect their interactions with their kids and their sense of happiness. You add all that together, and it's just really obvious to me that eviction is a cause, not just a condition, of poverty.”

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About Matthew Desmond

Evanston-based sociologist and MacArthur Fellow, Desmond is an authority on housing insecurity in the United States. His work, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning *Evicted*, exposes systemic barriers to stable housing and their ripple effects on families and communities.

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