Community Safety

"Nearly every disabled person I’ve talked with has their own stories of pain and discrimination," says radio producer Christopher Egusa. "The dismissal and invisibility are common experiences."

Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Mental Health, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

When Dr. Josh Bamberger was starting his medical career in the Tenderloin, he wished he could offer something more to his sickest homeless patients. Now he can.

 

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Housing and Homeslessness, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

Legislation eliminates red tape in reuniting children with families or finding new permanent placements. New measure sets up study for a statewide child welfare hot line.

Environmental Health, Mental Health, Community Safety

African American are resilient, but enough is enough, says Observer senior staff writer.

Race and Equity, Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Community Safety

For every person killed from gun violence in Chicago, five are shot and survive. Those victims — about 30,000 in the last 10 years — are marked for life, and their road to recovery is often one with little to no resources.

Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics