Cannabis sales have surged in Washington since legalization in 2012, but educators, police and health experts say questions remain about effects on young users.
Children & Families
Mississippi has received $400 million in opioid settlements but spent little on treatment or families. Advocates urge more spending on moms, kids and recovery as overdose deaths and foster care rates soar.
Case studies of two cities and a state that faced lead contamination problems may give New Orleans a roadmap to cleaning its pollution.
A child who speaks confidently at school can go quiet the moment they walk through their own front door. Same family. Same house. Two very different realities. When Respect Becomes Silence explores the generational communication gap inside Korean immigrant families — and what happens when that silence is finally broken.
Cesar Vasquez, who has supported families of undocumented immigrants since age 14, has become a community lifeline — and a known ICE target.
Inside detention centers and federal buildings like Manhattan’s 26 Federal Plaza, children are separated from their parents, held in undisclosed locations, and left with emotional and physical wounds.
Soil tests found hazardous lead in about half of New Orleans playgrounds. Past cleanups were patchy, leaving many kids exposed and parents demanding action.
The Center for Health Journalism is pleased to announce the selection of six California journalists who will be participating in our Domestic Violence Impact Reporting Fund.
Washington’s effort to keep families together has reduced child removals, but it’s also raised fears that higher legal thresholds may leave some children unsafe.
In one of New Jersey’s poorest school neighborhoods, chronic absenteeism is more than a statistic — it reflects generational poverty, classroom chaos and a fragile public system.