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When a teen tried repeatedly to kill herself, her mother discovered why America’s mental health crisis keeps getting worse
A four-month wait to see a therapist was just the first hurdle.
Getting the data was the hard part. Asking standout schools how they were curbing bullying was easy.
How one reporter used data to assess school climate in California.
A new database sheds light on killings by police throughout the country
Two years after the murder of George Floyd, it’s still tough for journalists to trace patterns of law enforcement violence in their communities.
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Coronavirus Files: U.S. cases rise and CDC says mask up
CDC recommends precautions as cases rise in Northeast, while regulators OK boosters for kids as young as 5. Shots for younger kids could be approved by the end of June.
The Misidentified
In a Latino community near Chicago, too many victims of COVID are identified as white, Black or other.
‘Horrifying’ wait times for state hospital beds, official says
State data show a record number of people experiencing a mental health crisis are waiting in jails for beds in state hospitals that don’t have enough staff to operate at capacity.
In the Latino community, pandemic-fueled poverty triggers a silent crisis in mental health
"I never talked about this because it is taboo," said a Los Angeles mother of three.
Coronavirus Files: 1M Americans dead as new COVID funds remain tangled in politics
Plus, Moderna publishes new data on vaccinating children, and millions stand to lose Medicaid coverage this summer.
Keep these ideas in mind as you gear up to cover abortion after Roe v. Wade
Here's what a leading policy expert, a physician and a journalist on the beat are focusing on now.
Is physical therapy the answer to the chronic pain crisis? A cardiologist recounts his journey
"Trapped in a boundless burrow with my life in tatters, with every inch causing a ton of torment, I knew I had to dig my way out or die trying."
This community faces a huge housing problem. A journalist brought them together to talk about it.
"The response to the series was unlike anything I’ve seen in nearly 16 years as a professional journalist," writes the author.
