California’s coercive control law was enacted too late to help Blanca in her divorce from a husband she describes as manipulative and emotionally abusive.
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"I worked with a lot of seniors facing a tremendous amount of stress and housing insecurity and, you know, deciding between feeding your pets, yourself, or paying your rent," said one Bay Area director of senior housing.
A judge in Southern California embraced a new state law allowing victims to claim coercive control, that was designed to tip the balance in favor of women seeking child custody and restraining orders.
A California law broadening domestic violence protections could help restrain abusers who manipulate their partners financially and psychologically. Two women who sought remedies through the courts share stories of a justice system stacked against them.
In the big pink sea of breast cancer risk, Black women have little idea where along the pink gradient their risk falls.
This story was produced as part of a larger project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2021 Data Fellowship. Research shows that living near trees brings important health and community benefits.
This project was supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism....
A new community survey exposes widespread cancer, asthma, anxiety, and depression in Wilmington, California.
One immigrant endured more than two decades of psychological and financial abuse by her husband yet didn’t think she was a victim. Legal safeguards are limited and came too late to help her.
More states are lifting or reforming regulations governing the opening of new dialysis facilities.