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New Report Reveals How Food Instability Impacts Teens
- Anna Mae
- Nov 22, 2016
- 1 min read
''As policymakers have focused on tackling hunger among young children, its devastating impact on teenagers has gone somewhat unacknowledged, according to a new report from the Urban Institute, a think-tank devoted to economic and social issues.
Approximately 6.8 million young adults between the ages of 10 and 17 are food-insecure, the report points out.
Food insecurity is pushing many low-income teenage girls to exchange sex for food and other goods, the authors explain...''
by Lucy Tiven
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