Dana Ullman is reporting on health-related stories for The Mendocino Voice with support from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. This article was produced as a series for the 2021 Center for Health Journalism California Fellowship.
Children & Families
An investigative series exposes the gaps in Georgia's mental health care system that cause thousands of children to be surrendered to state custody.
Families, health and housing experts, and tenants’ attorneys say improving housing conditions is an uphill battle.
How local leaders have taken vaccine distribution in underserved communities into their own hands.
The last year and a half took a toll on educators who had to pivot to teaching via video, sometimes with their own kids at home.
Trey bounced around from family to foster care and even a group home. Now, one program has turned his life around. Here's why it's not widely available.
The light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel seems "further" and "dimmer" as the delta variant surges.
About 2% of the country’s 15,000 licensed midwives are Black. In Southern California, there are about 120 licensed midwives, but only seven of them are Black.
A researcher, advocate and journalist share a terminology primer, policy updates and ideas for coverage.
Many of LA County’s programs focus on addressing the consequences of intergenerational racism on the health of Black women.