Welfare reforms may have hurt some single moms’ teenage kids
Policies need to provide after-school and other support while parents work, researchers say
![teen boy](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/030119_SG_welfare_feat.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
BEHAVING BADLY Welfare reforms were meant to help the next generation. But a new study suggests that in families affected by the changes, they contributed to a rise in such bad behaviors as skipping school, fighting and underage drinking —especially among teen boys.
Motortion Films/Shutterstock