With the widening inability to access affordable and nutritious food, many people worldwide deal with food insecurity. This raises concerns for the well-being of children in the United States because of the impact food insecurity has on the development of children regarding psychopathology. Recent research suggests that maternal depression, household sensitivity, parenting, and exposure to violence may directly link food insecurity and psychopathology. This paper reviews and synthesizes the evidence for these links and possible mechanisms to help determine future implications in terms of intervention for experienced food insecurity and related psychopathology. Keywords: early childhood, food insecurity, psychopathology, mental health, children, adolescents

Organic and local farming has gained popularity in recent years as a means of decentralizing the food supply chain. I will analyze the effects of this shift in food production on food security and market production from the perspectives of producers, distributors, retailers, and consumers in this extensive literature review. With a focus on how a de-industrialization of the agricultural industry will cause damage to specialization and innovation in food production, as this model of food production served as the foundation for American development and prosperity as a result of the Neolithic revolution. Farmers in the United States are currently one of the poorest populations, growing the nation's food within rural impoverished communities with thin profit margins that they use to feed and house their families. At the end of this review, I will discuss a variety of economic policies that ensure consumer desires are met without jeopardizing the livelihoods of our nation's growers and producers.

Food insecurity can be defined as one’s lack of access to food sources and unmet nutritional needs due to social, economic, cultural, and geographic factors. Food insecurity interventions may offer access to healthy or fresh food, nutrition education, food vouchers, referrals, and direct cash while reducing food insecurity. The purpose of this systematic review is to examine the effectiveness of US-based food insecurity interventions. English-language studies published after 2018 that addressed US-based food insecurity interventions that may be used by health systems with patients described as food insecure, low-income, or presumed low-income were included in the review. The main outcomes were food insecurity status, healthcare costs, utilization of intervention(s), and health of patients with diet-related chronic disease or illnesses. Additional outcomes include changes in health behavior, self-efficacy, patient or provider acceptability and satisfaction. PICO Portal was used to screen studies and extracted data will be recorded in Excel spreadsheet. Results will be put into evidence tables. Insights of current food insecurity interventions can inform program development and reduce food insecurity in the US.