This article was produced as a project for the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism, a program of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism.
Community Safety
How a Central City couple plans to save their neighborhood — one football team at a time.
This article was produced as a project for the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism, a program of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism.
Other stories in the series include:
The Children of Central City
The story behind 'The Children of Central City'
Trauma can have a devastating impact on a child’s education. So why have some New Orleans schools failed to address the problem?
"He was showing the same symptoms as somebody that was in the middle of a war."
Rates of PTSD soar among Central City children, yet state budget cuts prevent access to mental health care.
How does exposure to violence affect innocent young bystanders? What lasting damage does it cause? The Times-Picayune debuts an ambitous new series.
Brain research gives insight into why abused youth are more vulnerable to exploitation—and how we can help them heal.
This reporting is supported by the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism National Fellowship.
"My neighborhood has too many candlelight vigils for victims of police brutality or from neglect or incompetence from law enforcement who were not around enough to prevent the situations in the first place."