Rebecca Lindstrom's reporting on gaps in Georgia's mental and behavioral health care system prompted major reforms. Her participation in the Data Fellowship was critical in helping her tell these stories.
Children & Families
Finding people to actually talk about their experiences is tough. For many people, eviction is shrouded in shame.
This webinar explores the psychological, financial and practical needs of families shattered by drug use, the long-term implications for a generation buffeted by grief and trauma.
Also, California drops plan to require COVID vaccines in schools, and Chinese study claims no new variants detected from outbreak there.
Health experts point to the crippling influence of institutionalized racism as a looming roadblock to these efforts.
Even worse, the investigation revealed children had been tasked with cleaning up the toxic mess at one range.
The San Diego Union-Tribune is putting a spotlight on the real cost of child care in California.
Also this week: Latino teens take the lead in vaccine education, and fresh signs the tripledemic is on the wane.
Publishing shorter pieces on a regular basis helped keep sustained attention on the issue.
The patients who need these potentially lifesaving services the most can’t always get them.