Social collapse in America’s cities: Millions of teens starving, trading sex for food
by: Samantha Debbie
NaturalNews.com
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Food insecurity among teenagers in America is becoming increasingly widespread and contributing to the rise in petty crimes that often place our country’s youth in danger. A new report by the Urban Institute found that an estimated 6.8 million youngsters between the ages of 10 and 17 are “food insecure.” In other words, great uncertainty surrounds when and if they may get their next meal.
The Urban Institute is a think tank based in Washington D.C. that conducts research on economic and socioeconomic trends. Its goal is to “open minds, shape decisions, and offer solutions through economic and social policy research,” according to the group’s website.
The study, Impossible Choices: Teens and Food Insecurity in America, was published on September 12, and authored by Susan J. Popkin, Molly M. Scott and Martha M. Galvez.
It found that teens are going to extreme measures, including prostitution, theft and even voluntarily going to jail, in order to guarantee their next meal.
Hungry teens turning to ‘risky behaviors’ to fill their empty bellies
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