This story is produced as part of a larger project by Matthew Brannon, a participant in the 2020 California Fellowship.
Health Equity & Social Justice
Advocates highlight how factors like colonial history contributed to likely disproportionate Covid toll on the community.
There’s no timeline for healing. The survivors in this episode have spent months and years finding ways to make themselves feel better physically, mentally and emotionally.
First-person stories from migrant families: A teen spends her schooldays in the fields. A middle-schooler tries to do better. A father carries guilt.
Many survivors who choose to report to law enforcement say their interactions with officers left them feeling blamed, dejected and angry.
Many survivors who decide to report their rapes don’t necessarily get justice. They must navigate the complicated maze that is the investigation process for sexual assaults.
Survivors say the meticulous medical exam that some sexual assault survivors undergo can be taxing and retraumatizing. But the DNA samples collected become evidence that can make or break an investigation.
COVID-19 outbreaks in local nursing homes have been one of the main drivers of Tulare County COVID-19 infections.
The group has a disproportionate number of nurses, health care workers and families living in multigenerational homes.
There's a pervasive culture of disbelief in the media, pop culture, politics and law enforcement. Advocates say better training and resources for police could help.