Research Letter

Pandemic Emergency Household Rental Assistance and the Well-Being of Children

JAMA Pediatrics 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.6291

February 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST

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This study assesses treatment effects on child food insufficiency and child problem behaviors associated with the Emergency Rental Assistance program using repeated cross-sectional survey cycles from the nationally representative Household Pulse Survey.

Corresponding Author: Vincent A. Fusaro, PhD, School of Social Work, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 (fusarov@bc.edu).

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