In New Mexico’s war on DWI, the relentless focus on drunk drivers misses the bigger problem of addiction.
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Leena met her firstborn daughter 22 years after she was kidnapped as a baby. But it was not the reunion she had hoped for.
With everything at stake, former LA gang members forge a new path at Homeboy Industries.
California’s coercive control law was enacted too late to help Blanca in her divorce from a husband she describes as manipulative and emotionally abusive.
The suicide crisis among veterans has been well documented. But another dark phenomenon exists just beneath the surface in San Diego and across the country.
Bay Area artist Tanya describes survival inside a turbulent marriage where her husband and the inlaws subjected her to abuse.
A judge in Southern California embraced a new state law allowing victims to claim coercive control, that was designed to tip the balance in favor of women seeking child custody and restraining orders.
A California law broadening domestic violence protections could help restrain abusers who manipulate their partners financially and psychologically. Two women who sought remedies through the courts share stories of a justice system stacked against them.
This project was supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism....