Children & Families

How does exposure to violence affect innocent young bystanders? What lasting damage does it cause? The Times-Picayune debuts an ambitous new series.
 

The disaster has been made worse by the number of residents suffering from chronic illnesses and a shortage of doctors.

California's program to help infants and toddlers with developmental delays isn't getting crucial services to kids on time. "It’s been a total nightmare," one parent said.

How OTs who work with children could do more to screen moms for depression and get them help during kids' appointments.

Children living in low-opportunity neighborhoods were four times more likely to visit acute care in a year compared with those in the highest-opportunity hoods, a recent study found.

Alameda County saw a dramatic dip in its black infant mortality rate in the late 2000s. What can we learn from the county's success — and what went wrong since then?

Guadalupe, an undocumented immigrant and mother to a newborn and a 5-year-old, rarely ventures outside her LA home for fear of ICE.

Brain research gives insight into why abused youth are more vulnerable to exploitation—and how we can help them heal.

This reporting is supported by the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism National Fellowship.

Michigan has made successful family reunification a priority. The program is separate from the state’s child welfare and foster care system, and is considered a national leader.