Nonprofits were less helpful than expected, but Florida school districts helped a journalist find families.
Community Safety
Many immigrant women were already vulnerable before due to their immigration status; the lockdown worsened their situation.
Muchas mujeres inmigrantes ya eran vulnerables al abuso conyugal, por ser indocumentadas y poco preparadas; la pandemia agudizó ese problema.
Unhoused people are reversing overdoses and saving lives on the street, but these efforts aren’t showing up in official counts.
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.
As COVID-19 spread through Santa Maria in early 2020, basic information about preventive measures failed to reach much of the population.
Mexicana relata abuso físico y mental en dos matrimonios.
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....
Crowded homes creating the perfect environment for COVID-19 cases to spread like wildfire in Santa Maria, an epicenter for the virus in Santa Barbara County.
Over the past two years, at least 16 people at the Mendocino County jail have overdosed while in custody.