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June 16, 2008

Child poverty rising in the USA [Economic, social, trade union, etc., Human rights, Social sciences, Medicine, health] — Administrator @ 1:24 pm


This video from the USA is called Children and Youth in Tennessee.

By Naomi Spencer:

Kids Count report

Living conditions worsen for US children

16 June 2008

For decades, measures of child well-being in the United States—infant mortality rates, the percentage of children whose parents had steady employment, and general health indicators—saw gradual improvements or stable levels for the overall population. Since 2000, however, many aspects of this trend have stalled or reversed course as millions of working class families have fallen into poverty and low-wage jobs, and basic government-funded social programs have eroded.

Data compiled in the annual Kids Count report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) emphasize this fact, noting that now “more children are living in relative poverty in the United States than in any other economically advanced nation.”

See also here.

Latinos Being Hit Hard by Economic Slump in the USA: here.

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