While Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper called the 2023 shooting death of a 10-year-old Black child an anomaly, the incident highlights the serious issue of people having guns who shouldn’t, and worse yet, children or teenagers having access to guns.
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In California, diagnosis of PPD has increased dramatically in Asian communities. Against a backdrop of high rates of C-section interventions, there are few culturally competent birthing and postpartum professionals, and lower awareness of how to access the resources that exist.
Arrests and court hearings are also facets of the criminal justice system that can have lasting effects on a person’s mental health.
"There are instances where we might prioritize the perspective of an under-covered community to build back trust," writes health reporter Elise Takahama. "This was one of them."
To investigate how the police intervened in mental health crisis in Puerto Rico, a reporting team creates its own database using police use-of-force reports.
A reporter investigates the high Black infant mortality rate in Washington, D.C., highlighting community voices and the need for action.
Each year, an estimated 31,000 injured Americans die of preventable bleeding. Experts call it a health crisis.
Researchers analyzed powders, pills, capsules and liquid shots. A scientist compared one to “legal morphine.”
This story is part of 'Gone too soon,' a series that examines why Native Americans die a generation younger than their white neighbors in Montana.
For some moms in Northern Nevada, doulas have been a lifeline. The fourth and final installment of "The Long Road to Maternal Care" series shines a light on those relationships.