Mental Health

For nursing home residents, COVID-19 sparks an epidemic of loneliness

Innovative programs spring up to help vulnerable adults stay connected.

Mental Health, Patient Safety and Ethics, Aging

Francisca Porchas Coronado in the center to the left with therapists from the Network of Latinx Counselors in Action from Arizon

Pioneering study on how the pandemic affects the mental health of Latinos

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to disproportionately affect Latinos. Although doctors continue to advance with physical recovery therapies after infection, little is known about the consequences in mental health.

Race and Equity, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Poverty and Class, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Mental Health

(Photo by Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images)

COVID-19 weighs heavily on Native foster youth and child protective services

Child welfare is an already stressed system in Native communities, leaving children even more susceptible to the impacts of COVID-19.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Mental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Patient Safety and Ethics, Aging

Self Care as Selfless Act: Mental Health at the Root of Activism

Activists in the Latinx immigrant community of Los Angeles share what they do to take care of their mental health.

Race and Equity, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Mental Health

THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ HAVE PARTNERED IN A NEW MANAGED ENCAMPMENT IN SAN LORENZO PARK.

Activists: Don’t Blow Another Opportunity on Homelessness

A pandemic, a shift in homeless services and two new reports.

Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs, Housing and Homeslessness, Mental Health, Community Safety

(Photo by Ricky Shore via Flickr/Creative Commons)

‘We need your help.’ Are refugees getting mental-health assistance they need?

Refugees need help with mental health care, but are they getting it? A reporter plots a deeper exploration of their plight.

Race and Equity, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Poverty and Class, Mental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Patient Safety and Ethics

From cradle to grave, racial inequity is part of the Black Charlotte experience

A new reporting project asks, "Why do people of color in an affluent city lack basic medical attention?"

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Mental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Chronic Disease, Food and Nutrition

Why was the Navajo Nation overlooked in the face of the pandemic?

In hard-hit Navajo Nation, fighting COVID-19 means addressing a long history of underinvestment and policy neglect.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Mental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Patient Safety and Ethics

How immigrants and communities of color organize around healing justice

COVID-19 has underscored the disparities faced by immigrant communities in access to medical care and financial support in the state.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Mental Health, Women's and Maternal Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Chronic Disease, Food and Nutrition, Aging

Sexual Assault Survivors Want Less Police, More Trauma-Informed Professionals — Especially For Black Victims

Two days before her 22nd birthday last fall, Dominique Green was at the Rocklin Police Department reporting a rape, still shaken from a violent incident with a former coworker the night before.

Mental Health, Domestic Violence, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

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Mental Health

For nursing home residents, COVID-19 sparks an epidemic of loneliness

Pioneering study on how the pandemic affects the mental health of Latinos

COVID-19 weighs heavily on Native foster youth and child protective services

Self Care as Selfless Act: Mental Health at the Root of Activism

Activists: Don’t Blow Another Opportunity on Homelessness

‘We need your help.’ Are refugees getting mental-health assistance they need?

From cradle to grave, racial inequity is part of the Black Charlotte experience

Why was the Navajo Nation overlooked in the face of the pandemic?

How immigrants and communities of color organize around healing justice

Sexual Assault Survivors Want Less Police, More Trauma-Informed Professionals — Especially For Black Victims