Children & Families

There were a handful of moments when I thought my reporting project on California’s child care shortage was going to fall apart. These lessons helped me avert disaster.

California’s ‘failure to protect’ law allows child welfare agencies to take kids from households scarred by domestic violence. Advocates say the separation can worsen a family’s trauma.

The reduction, paired with the end of pandemic relief money and high rates of inflation, has domestic violence advocates scrambling to adequately fund the groups that keep one of the state’s most vulnerable populations safe.

Inside Wellpath's rise: The nation's largest private jail health care provider is facing dozens of lawsuits and a federal probe. Is profit overshadowing inmate care?

Two reporters share insights and tips from their in-depth reporting on America’s maternity care crisis and the unequal harms suffered by pregnant women of color and their children.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel undertook an analysis of homicides related to domestic, family and intimate partner violence in Milwaukee County from 2016 to 2022.

Domestic violence is taking a deadly toll in Milwaukee County and across the state. But there are dedicated advocates, survivors and other partners working to keep victims safe and interrupt the cycle of violence.

Uncover the silent epidemic: Domestic violence homicides in Milwaukee County. Shocking findings reveal the grim toll on victims, children, and bystanders. Explore the data behind the darkness.

At least 181 people, both children and adults, lost a parent in homicides related to domestic violence in Milwaukee County over the last seven years, according to a new analysis from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.