Todd Herrenkohl, Katie Maguire-Jack and Rebeccah Sokol Write in The Conversation About Proposed Cuts to Vital Services

Professor Todd Herrenkohl, Associate Professor Katie Maguire-Jack and Assistant Professor Rebeccah Sokol published an article in The Conversation on how the current proposed cuts to the 2026 federal budget would slash vital services to an array of programs that support low-income families and keep children fed, housed and safe.  

“Our research has shown that increasing access to programs that support low-income families decreases child abuse and neglect while improving parents’ well-being,” they wrote. “We believe these programs are worth investing in because children’s lives are at stake. Especially when the economy appears to be in trouble, the consequences of weakening the safety net are dire.”