
How police officers handle an escalating situation caused by a mental health crisis can make a big difference in the outcome. Kayleigh's story may explain why.
How police officers handle an escalating situation caused by a mental health crisis can make a big difference in the outcome. Kayleigh's story may explain why.
In the midst of a cancer diagnosis, Uma found the courage to leave the relationship.
A landmark study from 1995-1997 study found 10 umbrella events that most often cause trauma in childhood.
Cindy Palmer faces multiple felony charges for role in illegal removal of children from Cherokee County families.
The second of a three-part series for October’s Domestic Violence month, supported by the USC Center for Health Journalism in partnership with Desi Collective, Narika and India Currents.
Unhoused people who use drugs are reversing overdoses and saving hundreds of lives each year.
Nonprofits were less helpful than expected, but Florida school districts helped a journalist find families.
Imagine taking your kids on a trolley to visit the neighborhood park. Now, picture an electric transit system that’s fast and cheap and can take you to work right from your doorstep. What if Fresno could do all that, and reduce the local rate of childhood asthma?
Emily DeRuy reported this story while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2021 California Fellowship.
Other work by her includes:
COVID forced Bay Area families to make agonizing elder-care decisions. Is there a fix?
Getting older doesn’t have to be scary. Things to con
The number of patients with “unsalvageable” disease has ticked up. So too has the rate of amputations.