This article was produced as a project for the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism, a program of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism.
Trauma can have a devastating impact on a child’s education. So why have some New Orleans schools failed to address the problem?
Rates of PTSD soar among Central City children, yet state budget cuts prevent access to mental health care.
This article was produced as a project for the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism, a program of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism.
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The story behind 'The Children of Central City'
How a Central City couple plans to save their neighborhood — one football team at a time.
The expansion of Medicaid has been key to getting more homeless people permanently housed in Los Angeles and beyond.
How OTs who work with children could do more to screen moms for depression and get them help during kids' appointments.
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Physician burnout is an intense, personal response to systemic problems bedeviling health care. The solution lies in restoring meaning and human connections to medicine.
The Trump administration's recent efforts to shrink the social safety net will only make treating the real drivers of health harder.
