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Over the past decade, inequities in children's health, development and wellbeing have not improved despite great efforts globally. Inequities are unfair and unjust differences caused by preventable social, economic or geographic factors. Inequities generally persist into adulthood, where they carry high costs for individuals and society, generating substantial costs across health, education and welfare budgets. This is an extraordinary system failure for any high income country, including Australia. Addressing inequities would generate substantial savings across budgets and raise the productivity of society at large, delivering on greater human capital.

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Authors: Sharon R Goldfeld, Elodie O'Connor, Cindy Pham and Sarah Gray, For the Changing Children's Chances Investigator Group

Article Type: Perspective