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Why I changed how I write and think about suicide

While the Associated Press started advising reporters to avoid the word “commit” when covering suicide several years ago, many journalists and the public have yet to embrace the shift in language.

Mental Health, Community Safety

Dr. Carolee Tran went from being a little girl escaping the fall of Saigon to a psychologist and trauma researcher in Sacramento

As a child, Carolee Tran fled a collapsing Vietnam to embark on an uncertain future in America

Scott Thomas Anderson wrote this story while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism 2018 California Fellowship.

Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Poverty and Class, Mental Health, Community Safety

Recruiting Hollywood A-listers for help, Reiner paved the way for passage of a tobacco tax to fund programs for California's you

How filmmaker Rob Reiner put early childhood in the limelight

The story was produced as a project for USC Annenberg's 2018 National Fellowship.

Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Community Safety

Douglas Mundo, co-director of Shore Up Marin, at an apartment complex on the San Rafael canal, which is vulnerable to sea level

In Poor Neighborhoods, Add Rising Seas to List of Housing Woes

Molly is one of the recipients of the 2018 Impact Fund, a program of USC Annenberg's Center for Health Journalism.

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Housing and Homeslessness, Community Safety

Amilcar Heredia, Eduardo Assef, Robert Santos and Isaac Fonseca stand outside Reynaldo Garza’s home after cleaning up debris in

Volunteers help Vietnam veteran living in car after Harvey

After learning about a Vietnam veteran who moved into his car after Hurricane Harvey, volunteers from the Texas Gulf Coast jumped in to help him clean up his home.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Housing and Homeslessness, Community Safety

Reynaldo Garza leans against his 2002 Ford Expedition. The 70-year-old purchased the SUV to escape from the heat and and have a

More than one year after Harvey, Vietnam veteran still living in his car

He used to sleep in a bed. In a home. That was until Hurricane Harvey struck, when the 70-year-old lost his home and almost everything he owned.

Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Community Safety, Aging

Parent awareness training at Roseland Elementary School. Credit: Adia White

Santa Rosa Hosts Gang Prevention Training for Parents

The reporting is supported by a grant from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Impact Fund.

Race and Equity, Environmental Health, Community Safety

(Image: Park plan created by the City of Santa Rosa for Roseland Creek Community Park. Different segments of the community, with

Informe Program at KBBF Tackles Health: En Español

This work is supported by a grant from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Impact Fund....

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Food and Nutrition, Community Safety

Community Outreach Specialist Salvador Sanchez Strawbridge. Photo Credit: Jesus Sanchez

Violence Prevention Partnership Keeps Kids out of Gangs

This story is supported by a grant from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's Impact Fund.

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Community Safety

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A life of trauma keeps compounding for mother fighting addiction

Mothers who have experienced trauma and live stressful lives often make bad choices. Gabriela's story is a heartbreaking example.

Mental Health, Housing and Homeslessness, Community Safety