Community & Public Health

This photo illustration features an adult holding a toy gun. [Jeff Davis/Florida Times-Union]

Where Do Kids Get Guns? Inmates Reveal How Easy It Is

This article and others forthcoming on this topic are being produced as part of a project for the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship, in conjunction with the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Other stories in this series includ

Poverty and Class, Community Safety
Police chiefs continue to push Crisis Intervention Training for officers but say lack of available courses and scheduling confli

PDs strive for more mental health training

Police officers agree there is a swelling tide of mental illness on the horizon and they are already beginning to feel its effects. But officers are finding themselves woefully underprepared.

Environmental Health, Mental Health
Visalia PD, Sheriffs and Tulare County Mental Health partner to bring 40-hour crisis intervention training to officers after the

Police Use HOPE To Calm Mental Health Crisis

This article was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2018 California Fellowship.

Environmental Health, Mental Health, Housing and Homeslessness