End of COVID-era SNAP emergency food assistance linked to increased child maltreatment rates

October 29, 2026 · 4:10 am 1 sources

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• End of COVID-era SNAP emergency food assistance linked to increased child maltreatment rates
  Phys.org · October 29, 2026 04:10
  A new study has found that in U.S. counties that ended COVID-19 pandemic-era Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments, child maltreatment rates went up. The findings from the study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine suggest that changes to food assistance…