The United States is exceptional among wealthy nations in its high rate of child poverty. Even more so, the U.S. is known for its high level of deep child poverty—children in families with incomes less than half the poverty line.
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Brookings Institution: Scaling Up Prenatal and Infant Cash Prescriptions to Eradicate Deep Infant Poverty in the United States
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