It’s How Millions of Americans Afford Food. Trump Has Thrown It Into Chaos. The Toll Is Bigger Than You Realize.
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Other experts stress how interconnected food is to everything else. “We have to separate ourselves from thinking about each economic condition as a silo,” said Isha Weerasinghe, director of Public Benefits Justice, which has a focus on mental health equity, at the Center for Law and Social Policy. “We’re always going to push for working on the root causes of stress, anxiety, and trauma, but it also means you’ve got to work on improving basic needs in communities,” explained Weerasinghe, including access to food, clean water, affordable housing, health care, and more. It all impacts well-being.
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