A Star Is Born In ‘Flophouse America’: Captivating Mikal Navigates Poverty And His Parents’ Drinking In CPH:DOX World Premiere
Who spilled vodka on the cat?” are words that, to my knowledge, have never been spoken in a movie before. Until now. They are ...
‘Flophouse America’ Review: A Profoundly Realistic Portrait of a Preteen Living in Abject Poverty
Norwegian filmmaker Monica Strømdahl’s debut documentary shows a side of America about which many remain unaware.
Controversial two-child benefit cap ‘plunges extra 30,000 children into poverty since Labour came to power’
Eight anniversary of the welfare limit, brought in by former Tory chancellor George Osborne as one of his austerity measures, ...
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In Rural America, the Silence of Poverty is Deafening
The silence of poverty is deafening. For the 15 million children living in poverty, playtime and early learning activities like reading, singing, arts & crafts and dress-up are not necessarily a way ...
Contributor: The dangerous myth that poverty is the cause of child abuse
The most common conditions of maltreatment include parental drug and alcohol abuse, severe mental illness, domestic violence ...
Three in 10 children living in poverty, ‘shameful’ record figures show
Three in 10 children in the UK are living in poverty, according to record high government figures branded a “ source of ...
Use evidence, not conspiracy theories, to make America’s kids healthy
The MAHA Commission should partner with child health experts in the American Academy of Pediatrics to promote policies that ...
Thousands more in poverty, say campaigners ahead of two-child limit anniversary
Organisations working in the sector argue that 109 children across the UK are pulled into poverty by the policy every day.
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Feeding America: Which States Depend Most on Food Assistance?
For decades, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been one of the most significant social welfare ...
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A Star Is Born In ‘Flophouse America’: Captivating Mikal Navigates Poverty And His Parents’ Drinking In CPH:DOX World Premiere
They are uttered by 12-year-old Mikal in the documentary Flophouse America, which just made its ... Strømdahl tells Deadline. “I saw a child — in Norway, we call it løvetann barn, like ...