In a separate report in February, published in Child Trends, data show that regardless of economic status, ethnicity or education, the single mothers who were regularly offered emotional support had "children and adolescents who were also more likely to display social competence and school engagement, " compared with single mothers without social support.

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Embattled Social Secretary Desiree Rogers stepped down on Friday, three months after state dinner party-crashers drew her competence into question.

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