About this episode:

Diapers are expensive. For low-income families, diaper insecurity refers to the financial, health, and economic tradeoffs they may face in trying to afford them. Evidence is mounting that giving families cash for diapers can not only help to substantially alleviate these burdens, but it could help keep kids out of the child welfare system.

Guest:

Mike Shaver is the president and CEO of Brightpoint, a Chicago-based nonprofit whose mission is to advance the well-being of children by investing in families to disrupt the systemic and multi-generational cycle of racial, social, and economic inequality.

Host:

Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a faculty member in health policy, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland’s Health Department.

Show links and related content:

• Brightpoint.org

• Illinois proposes financial relief for parents with young children through diaper relief bill—25 News Now

• Free Diapers Can Really Help Connecticut Moms, Dads, and Children in Need—UConn Today

• Tennessee’s Medicaid program to be the first to provide free diapers for infants and 1-year-olds—http://CNN.com

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