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SRCD releases new brief: COVID-19 Job and Income Loss Jeopardize Child Well-Being: Income Support Policies Can Help

Within just the first three months of the COVID-19 financial fallout, one in five children in the United States experienced the job loss of an adult in their household.

The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) recently released a brief by Anna Gassman-Pines, Ph.D. and Lisa A. Gennetian, Ph.D. on the need for renewal and reinstatement of economic supports in the face of COVID-19. Click here to read the full story.