Child welfare agencies use a shadow system to remove kids from their parents’ care. Nobody knows how many children are placed this way or what happens to them in new homes.
Community & Public Health
Underserved youth and the adults who care for them are wrestling with systemic inequities compounded by the coronavirus.
Amid the pandemic, changes to the county’s needle exchange programs are on hold.
Advocates and experts are worried there may not be enough families willing to take children in.
Newark's COVID-19 death toll among Blacks seems to have been less severe compared to other urban hubs in the nation. Why?
When journalists tell the stories police feed them, without question, they amplify bias, stereotypes and fear.
As we look to understand the public health response to COVID-19, Dr. Jan Gurley of the San Francisco Department of Public Health explains what it means when a state institutes Crisis Standards of Care, as Arizona has.
“I don’t think it’s any different than any beat you’re covering,” says Tiney Ricciardi of The Denver Post. “Think about your audience and news they can use.”
"The experience of working with our subjects for more than a year changed my own ideas about homelessness and how to report on it."
How can students head back to school in the fall without triggering new waves of sick families, teachers and staff? With coronavirus cases soaring in major cities in the South and West, administrators are being forced to pit the health of their communities against intense pressure from some parents