Health Equity & Social Justice

Since the Great Recession, Arizona has cut programs that help poor families and spent more money on foster care and adoption services. The results have been tragic.

From prison to the classroom: a former Panther’s tale of trauma and redemption.

This article was produced as a project for the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism, a program of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. 

How a Central City couple plans to save their neighborhood — one football team at a time.

This article was produced as a project for the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism, a program of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism.  
Other stories in the series include:
The Children of Central City
The story behind 'The Children of Central City'

Trauma can have a devastating impact on a child’s education. So why have some New Orleans schools failed to address the problem?

How does exposure to violence affect innocent young bystanders? What lasting damage does it cause? The Times-Picayune debuts an ambitous new series.
 

In California’s county jails, a reporter finds far more obstacles to getting data on health care than expected.

The disaster has been made worse by the number of residents suffering from chronic illnesses and a shortage of doctors.

California's program to help infants and toddlers with developmental delays isn't getting crucial services to kids on time. "It’s been a total nightmare," one parent said.