Mabinty Quarshie

Mabinty Quarshie has been a digital editor with USA TODAY since 2016, working on audience engagement. She tells stories socially and connects with readers on social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat. Mabinty has also written about cultural topics relating to women of color. For USA TODAY's coverage of the 50th year anniversary of 1968, she interviewed several current black female members of Congress about the impact and political legacy of Shirley Chisholm, the first black female member of Congress.

Articles

Latrelle Huff prepares dinner for her children. (Photo: Stephen B. Morton/USA TODAY)

Five hard-won lessons from reporting on what domestic abuse does to children's brains

"One of the first lessons we learned was the need for patience with survivors. We were often asking people to relive their trauma when we interviewed them and that carried a high emotional cost for families."

Mental Health

Community Safety

Latrelle Huff, left, is shown with her former boyfriend and their twins at the babies' baptism in 2014.

Children & Families

Mental Health & Trauma

Community & Public Health

The startling toll on children who witness domestic violence is just now being understood

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.

Mental Health

Domestic Violence

Community Safety