Children & Families

The pandemic has brought into sharp focus what has been called the shadow pandemic: the staggering rise of domestic violence incidents across the world.

Immigrant and Migrant Health, Mental Health, Domestic Violence

There's a pressing need for LA’s Office of Diversion and Reentry to scale up its diversion capacity for moms, but so far the money to do so hasn’t been there.

Mental Health, Women's and Maternal Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Community Safety

Before Ben Gilmore was a senator, he lived in the Delta in southeast Arkansas and witnessed firsthand the region's struggles with health care, infrastructure, education and more.

Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs

Dr. Valencia Andrew-Pirtle began working in Blytheville more than 20 years ago as a family medicine specialist and, over time, she has learned the most dangerous disease Mississippi County faces is one she wouldn't have thought about decades ago.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs, Mental Health, Chronic Disease, Food and Nutrition

The Central and Northwest metropolitan areas of Arkansas have grown in population over the past decade, but towns in the Delta — with the exception of Jonesboro — lost people in large numbers.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform