Cash Transfers in the Perinatal Period and Child Welfare System Involvement Among Infants: Evidence from the Rx Kids Program in Flint, Michigan

Sumit Agarwal, H. Luke Shaefer, Samiul Jubaed +3

Infants are most vulnerable to child maltreatment, which may be due in part to economic instability during the perinatal period. In 2024, Rx Kids was launched in Flint, Michigan, a…