A tremendous new resource for clubs looking at the issue of Child Marriage, both in the US and worldwide.
The Diversity and Complexity of Child Marriage
This supplement was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The articles have been peer-reviewed and edited by the editorial staff of the Journal of Adolescent Health. The opinions or views expressed in this supplement are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the funder.
Volume 69, Issue 6, Supplement,
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Commentary: Fraidy Reiss Unchained at Last
Child Marriage in the United States: Prevalence and Implications
Fraidy Reiss*Unchained At Last, Westfield, New Jersey
While Americanforeignpolicy deems childmarriage a “humanrights abuse” and calls on other countries to eliminate it [1], manyAmericans remain unaware of the prevalence of child marriage in their own country [2]. One possible explanation for this lack ofawareness is that previous studies of American child marriagehave been stymied by inadequate recordkeeping… Link to full article:

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