Children & Families

Due to lack of funding and stigma, law enforcement is often on the front lines for mental health crises and the aftermath of suicides in California's Mendocino County.

On the heels of the fellowship series "The Children of Central City," the New Orleans City Council recently approved a resolution calling for a citywide approach to childhood trauma.

First 5 supports a host of different programs. That can make it difficult to assess what kind of impact the spending has made over the years, observers say.

A family with a young child in Los Angeles found dangerous levels of lead in their rental. But they haven't been able to find another home in the region's extremely tight housing market.

In California's Mendocino County, startling rates of suicide highlight a severe lack of access to mental health care.

Famously troubled East St. Louis is embracing an idea known as “collective impact.” The idea is to better connect residents to existing services.

District officials in Washington, D.C. are working on creating trauma-informed schools. But how effective has the effort been at reducing excessive absences and failing grades?

California has problems serving young children with disabilities. Reporter Jocelyn Wiener explains how she tracked down the story.

They analyzed chipped paint in old homes, hunted down landlords, begged families to speak with them, and even got down on their hands and knees to collect contaminated soil.

Could a family have been spared the heartache of a baby with severe nerve damage if they knew more about the hospital where the mother planned to give birth?