Welfare reforms may have hurt some single moms’ teenage kids
Policies need to provide after-school and other support while parents work, researchers say
BEHAVING BADLY Welfare reforms were meant to help the next generation. But a new study suggests that in families affected by the changes, they contributed to a rise in such bad behaviors as skipping school, fighting and underage drinking —especially among teen boys.
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