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Sarah Font

Sarah Font is an associate professor of sociology and public policy at Penn State University.

Poverty, Neglect and the Weak Case for More Cash Assistance

7/7/2025

Poverty, Neglect and the Weak Case for Expanding Cash Assistance

Opinion: Overstating what we know in child welfare about poverty and cash assistance — and obscuring what we don't — serves no one.

Poverty, Neglect and the Weak Case for More Cash Assistance

10/7/2024

Why is National Child Welfare Leadership Silent on Child Deaths? 

Among child welfare scholars, advocates and national leaders, a strong resistance to discussing child maltreatment fatalities prevails.