“Parents shouldn’t have to decide between their kids safety and having enough money to put food on the table. If we knew we were supported financially people would be making less

How government pandemic policies relevant to young children and families coincided with rates of material hardship on a national survey 2. [...] steep rise in cost of consumer goods) beginning in fall/winter 2021 And… WHY SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED WITH RATES OF MATERIAL HARDSHIP IN FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN? WHY SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT MATERIAL HARDSHIP RATES AMONG FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN Two pre-registered studies to test whether experiencing financial scarcity can suppress caregivers’ speech to their children. [...] Study 2 suggests that mid- to higher-SES caregivers engage in fewer back-and-forth exchanges with their children at the end of the month—when they are more likely to be experiencing financial hardship—than the rest of the month. [...] WHY ELSE SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT MATERIAL HARDSHIP RATES AMONG FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN MORE HARDSHIP = MORE DISTRESS A CHAIN REACTION OF HARDSHIP MATERIAL HARDSHIP AND FINANCIAL INSTABILITY HAVE ADDITIVE EFFECTS ON BOTH ADULT AND CHILD DISTRESS CONCLUSION #2 We should be concerned about high rates of material hardship among families with young children because… • Bad for parents’ well-be. [...] CASH PLUS…? 1 2 3 4 5 Use and extend Use systems minded Focus on place-based Pre-RCT use rapid- Identify moderators RAPID as a child and approaches to (community-level) cycle evaluation to and use adaptive family centered co- develop solutions solutions determine whether designs to develop design tool targeted mechanisms precision approachs are being impacted AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY: FRAMEWORKS’.