Children are facing fear, grief and trauma on a terrifying scale.
Arkansas ranks high in child abuse, deaths. COVID-19 has made it worse, officials say.
In the fourth part of our series on undocumented children, we look at how this approach helps improve kids’ health and academic outcomes.
In part three of our series on undocumented children, we look at how Prince George’s county schools are focusing on mental health supports for them.
When it comes to children, Florida's law regarding involuntary commitments for psychiatric treatment is applied inconsistently.
To keep children from being committed under the Baker Act, some schools are addressing early childhood trauma and changing their approach to student discipline.
It makes a list based on records so sensitive, they’re protected by state and federal law.
"As a black man from the South, my body bears proof of white supremacy’s persistence and limitations," writes author and Center for Health Journalism Fellow Issac Bailey in his new book.
"Momentum seemed to be building. And then … nothing."
Incarcerating parents can have a major mental health impact on the children left behind and lead to risky behaviors, even as those kids become adults.
