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In the United States, 42 million people live in poverty. Nearly 40% of single-mother households are impoverished, and alarmingly, 1 in 3 children raised in poverty stay impoverished through adulthood.

In fact, single-parent families are twice as likely to be in poverty than those with two parents. 10% of mothers have mental health problems at any given time, compared to 6% of fathers.

In the United States, 42 million people are living in poverty. Almost 40% of single-mother households are in poverty, and one in three individuals who experienced poverty as children will remain ...

In the United States, single-parent families are much more likely to be poor compared to families with two parents, with one in three single-mother families living in poverty. Amanda Sheely, Janet C ...