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Davon Harris, a senior at Richard Wright Public Charter School for Journalism and Media Arts. Photo: UDC Television Interview Ph

The Cost of Juvenile Trauma

This series was produced as part of the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism  Fellowship with a grant from the Fund for Journalism on Child Well-Being.

Poverty and Class, Mental Health, Community Safety

Millions spent to lock up young offenders

This article and others forthcoming on this topic are being produced as part of a project for the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship, in conjunction with the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism....

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Community Safety
On Dec. 5, more than 100 health advocates, health care providers and community leaders gathered to give feedback.

Moving from talk to action on black infant mortality plan

This project received support from the Center for Health Journalism's California Fellowship and its Fund for Journalism on Child Well-being....

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

Audio: Story Behind the Story: When Kids Kill

This article and others forthcoming on this topic are being produced as part of a project for the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship, in conjunction with the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Domestic Violence, Community Safety
Emmanuel Johnson, 12, prepares the roots of a tomato plant at the "We Got This” urban garden in July. Emmanuel helped plant a do

Want to get involved in a community garden? It's not all weed-pulling.

The community garden at the center of Andre Lee Ellis' "We Got This" mentoring program is one of dozens in Milwaukee. Many could use help — from raising money to sweat equity.

James E. Causey’s reporting on this project was completed with the support of a USC Annenberg Center for Healt

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Community Safety
James E. Causey (right), a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter, spent the summer of 2018 following boys as they participated in

I returned to the 53206 neighborhood — and saw some boys turn into men

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter James E. Causey kept a weekly journal during the summer of 2018, while he was reporting about the "We Got This" summer garden program in one of the city's most troubled neighborhoods. Here he shares some excerpts.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Community Safety