US safety net helps protect children from abuse and neglect, and some of those programs are threatened by proposed budget cuts
- Written by Todd Herrenkohl, Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan
Safety net programs protect children in many ways.Energy/E+ via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump and Republicans in the House of Representatives have put forward budget proposals that would slash spending by hundreds of millions of dollars over the next decade on several programs that support low-income U.S. families with children.
If those cuts...