Home designs imported to the Arctic from elsewhere are contributing to health problems that disproportionately affect Alaska Natives.
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A teenage boy left at a hospital in December 2019 triggered 11Alive’s investigation into child abandonment. His mom says there’s a lot we don’t know about that day.
The #Keeping series shows how the challenges of raising children with severe emotional and developmental disabilities can lead to abandonment.
It took a seven-year fight to get Ava’s Law, which mandates insurance coverage for children with autism. Now Ava hopes her story can inspire a new battle.
“More workers have died from COVID-19 in the last 18 months in the meat and poultry industry, than died from all work-related causes in the industry in the past 15 years,” as one expert testified.
Comparing Medicare plans proves tough sledding — even for a veteran journalist tracking such plans for decades.
‘You’re really a second-class citizen’ if you live in this neighborhood.
The neighborhood has been a pollution dumping ground for decades.
“It definitely has an impact on your psyche,” one resident said of the lack of food options.
At the root of child abandonment is a lack of services. It's not that they don't exist, it's that parents are often denied access to care for their child's needs.