Thousands of children might be exposed to lead levels high enough to cause IQ loss without their parents knowing. Health experts call the testing rates “alarmingly low.”
Children & Families
Ophelia is among the roughly 150 Iowa children and teenagers diagnosed with cancer in an average year, upending families while doctors still struggle to explain the causes.
The agency says temporary arrangements spare children from foster care. But families are swept into a labyrinth they struggle to escape.
Most Denver-area districts lack social media policies; administrators say discipline calls can be ‘no-win situation’
J Vasquez pasó 25 años preso desde los 16 por violencia pandillera ligada a trauma infantil. Hoy, a los 49, sanó y trabaja como director de política en CURYJ, escribiendo leyes para ayudar a otros.
A Watts family endures 6 months of separation after ICE detains devoted father of four, José Padilla, straining finances, mental health, and the children's wellbeing.
Reporter Sara Tiano examines why numbers are lower in California — and how the state has “wrapped around” families to try to keep them intact.
Bay Area teens are helping to run South Asian mental health orgs Taarika and Rcoz, turning peer support into a tool against generational stigma.