Her upbringing included poverty, witnessing violence at home. Now she's a Rhodes Scholar

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Growing up with two older brothers who have neurodevelopmental disorders has left Dalhousie University student Diana Adamo with a mission in life to help vulnerable people.

Adamo, 21, grew up in Ontario, and said one brother in particular struggled at school. She said there weren’t many resources available to help him and he became frustrated. At school, he lashed out with violence and was suspended.

“And when one child must stay home, the parent can’t work,” said Adamo. “So naturally my mother had lost her job and that kind of plunged my family into poverty. My brother still continued to engage in some violence at

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