Dana Ullman is reporting on health-related stories for The Mendocino Voice with support from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. This article was produced as a series for the 2021 Center for Health Journalism California Fellowship....
Poverty and Class
We put together this resource guide as part of our series on substance abuse treatment programs in Mendocino County.
Harm reduction uses a variety of strategies to address the negative consequences of active drug use; those strategies may range from syringe exchange to housing help, from counseling services to drug treatment.
A former drug dealer now offers harm reduction services and a pathway to recovery, if his clients choose.
Families, health and housing experts, and tenants’ attorneys say improving housing conditions is an uphill battle.
How local leaders have taken vaccine distribution in underserved communities into their own hands.
The last year and a half took a toll on educators who had to pivot to teaching via video, sometimes with their own kids at home.
The bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed the U.S. Senate includes $3.5 billion for water and sanitation, some of which will go to rural Alaska villages.
Trey bounced around from family to foster care and even a group home. Now, one program has turned his life around. Here's why it's not widely available.
The light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel seems "further" and "dimmer" as the delta variant surges.