Once known for their tolerance and to a degree an accepted and somewhat congenial but fragile coexistence with their unhoused brothers and sisters, Mar Vista, Venice and even Santa Monica have become increasingly less patient with homelessness.
Mental Health
Talking about our personal experiences with mental illness can be difficult, even when it’s just among family and friends. But without these stories, how can we begin to understand an issue that is affecting every community across our state?
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Gary Walker, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's California Fellowship....
I first became interested in jail suicides when I was reporting on the state prison in Montana, where I found that murders were quite uncommon inside the prison — but suicides were not.
The initial statistics shocked me. It turns out, I hadn’t seen anything yet.
How Pennsylvania failed to protect boys from abuse at Glen Mills and other state-licensed juvenile programs.
Your job when using someone as a source is to make sure you're letting your audience know everything about that source that is relevant to that story.
Addiction experts are pushing health care professionals to reexamine the way they discuss opioid addiction with patients and change how the establishment trains young doctors.
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Courtney Teague, a participant in the 2019 California Fellowship....
"People talk to me about all sorts of health issues, even addiction and sexual assault. Elder abuse was different."