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Hidden Crisis: Let's Talk About Diapers
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In today's episode, we talk about the difficulty families face in affording diapers and legislation to make it easier. Eric is joined by Dr. Jennifer Randles, a sociologist at Fresno State University, who has studied the impact of diaper need on families.
Episode Resources:
The full text of SB3461 is available here. We’ve also put together a one page summary on the importance of diaper need. Watch our twitter feed @AhlquistCenter on how you can get involved in this effort.
To read about real life examples of how diaper need impacts families, we recommend this article from 19th News detailing diaper need in rural Missouri.
For more information on Children’s Home & Aid’s Stuff the Bus Efforts, please visit our website.
Dr. Randles recent research, published in the American Sociological Review, highlights some of the various coping strategies she discussed.
If you’re interested in more data behind the economic argument for clean diapers, we recommend this University of Connecticut study, which is cited several times throughout the podcast.
To learn more about Brightpoint, visit our website at http://www.brightpoint.org
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