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Food Insecurity and Rural Child and Family Functioning

Description
Results of a study of 61 child caregivers in rural food-insecure households in the northeastern United States, conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Features demographics and statistics on association of daily variation in food insecurity with child mental health problems.
Author(s)
Merelise R. Ametti, Hannah E. Frering, Kierian Huang, Katya Marsh, Robert R. Althoff
Citation
JAMA Network Open, 8(9), e2530691
Date
09/2025
Tagged as
Children and youth · Families · Food security and nutrition · Mental health · Statistics and data