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Millions of families facing food insecurity because of pandemic
Read full article: Millions of families facing food insecurity because of pandemicNow, researchers are looking at how COVID stressors, including food insecurity, are affecting families. Georgetown University developmental psychologist Anna Johnson and her colleagues are examining how the pandemic is affecting low-income families and teachers. They found widespread food insecurity, which was linked to worse mental health. “Relatively high rates of depression and for parents, the depression and food insecurity associated with each other. So higher rates of depression went along with high rates of food insecurity,” explained Johnson.
