As schools have returned to in-person instruction, advocates for children say they’re starting to see an uptick in juvenile justice complaints. We look at how diversion works in other countries.
Community & Public Health
At the start of the worst public health crisis in over a century, the Virginia Department of Health was manually tracking the virus through test results sent via fax machines.
Children are not just witnesses but are also victims of domestic violence.
In the coming years, the Baby Boomer generation will be aged 65 and over, and as health care needs increase, more resources for adults with diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia will be needed on the Central Coast.
Juvenile justice advocates see a disproportionate number of children with reading disabilities. The pandemic shed a light on those inequities.
Diego Stolz, 13, was fatally assaulted at Landmark Middle School in 2019, but wrongful death lawsuit probably won’t be heard before 2023.
A major new investigation details how nursing homes failed during COVID-19.
A USA TODAY investigation has traced the casualties back to one nursing home chain, Trilogy Health Services, owned by a real estate venture with a new business plan for the cutthroat world of eldercare.
After an I-TEAM investigation and a recent supplemental grant from the state, the Richmond County Board of Education agreed to provide additional funds to address the growing needs among homeless students and the record number of teens missing from the classroom.
School-based juvenile justice complaints decreased when children were not in school during the pandemic, but what about now?