Poverty and crime can have devastating effects on a child’s health. A new study shows that can happen even before babies are born.

If more people knew about free income tax return preparation services, more might use the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, researchers say.

More women go to jail in Washington state counties that depend on court-imposed fines for revenue, research finds.

More women go to jail in Washington state counties that depend on court-imposed fines for revenue, research finds.

"If you give families enough to not be pushed over the edge, then they don't abuse their children. This is really important."

A year of cash payments to low-income mothers resulted in higher brain activity patterns associated with thinking and learning in their 1-year-old babies.

People with unpaid health care bills are less likely to seek needed medical care, according to research that indicates the inverse is also true.

Nationwide, millions of people, disproportionately poor and people of color, are saddled with unaffordable criminal legal debt. A new report offers fixes.

"This is further evidence of the influence of a legacy of structural racism on the disproportional burden of adverse pregnancy outcomes for Black women..."

A new study argues for a utilitarian approach to curbing carbon emissions, one that focuses on well-being rather than GDP.