Arkansas is home to more psychiatric residential treatment facilities than almost any other state in the country, but oversight is woefully lacking.
Children & Families
The American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines for managing childhood obesity, but the recommendations are a challenge for overwhelmed health systems.
Exploring the challenges faced by Black boys in one Indianapolis neighborhood struggling with chronic disparities and racism.
The Central Valley is a hotspot of low adult literacy. A fresh look at the data could help us understand where the problem is most acute and boost efforts to adress it.
Kate Martin shares her approach to reporting on the child welfare system and holding problem-plagued agencies to account.
How are recently passed state bans impacting care? A new reporting project will examine private payer claims data on youth gender-affirming care to find out.
The data-driven reporting project willl dig into Colorado's school discipline system and ask how well it's serving students — especially amid the teen mental health crisis.
Mom and pop shops suffer from spike in shoplifting. Residents feel unsafe near the park, where overdoses and deaths are common.
Why preparing a child for kindergarten is so important, and some of the tools available to help California families.