This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Molly Sullivan, a participant in the 2018 California Fellowship.
Other stories in this series include:
Domestic violence resource centers boost efforts in south Sacramento neighborhoods
Witnessing abuse carries the same risk of harm to children's mental health and learning as if the children had been abused directly, new research shows.
District officials in Washington, D.C. are working on creating trauma-informed schools. But how effective has the effort been at reducing excessive absences and failing grades?
Exposure to domestic abuse can change how children view relationships, with effects that last a lifetime.
Traumatized children often have difficulties with anger management, impulse control and the processing and retention of information.
Since the Great Recession, Arizona has cut programs that help poor families and spent more money on foster care and adoption services. The results have been tragic.
Teenage pregnancy isn't typically thought of as a problem for sexual minorities — yet their risk of pregnancy is often higher. The possible explanations are complicated.
This reporting is supported by the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism National Fellowship....
Michigan has made successful family reunification a priority. The program is separate from the state’s child welfare and foster care system, and is considered a national leader.
Within California, there is an incredible variation in childhood adversity scores, from lows in San Francisco County to highs in Butte County.
