Iowa youth face a growing mental health crisis worsened by lack of early care, long wait times, and a broken system. Families only get help after crisis, prompting reform efforts.
Mental Health & Trauma
Immigration status is not the only source of worry for farmworkers in California. Financial stress cause many in the Central Valley additional psychological distress.
In California's Vietnamese American community, caregivers silently endure their own health crisis while tending to disabled or elderly family members, trapped between cultural expectations of filial duty and the crushing reality of round-the-clock care.
As immigration enforcement tightens under the Trump administration, there are a growing number of undocumented Asian immigrants caught in legal limbo — unable to adjust their legal status, return home, or speak openly about their lives.
The very circumstances that made Henry Gaymon such a fitting subject for a story on mental health care also made it very difficult to report out his experience.
Taken from school at 15, Janay Eustace turned trauma into purpose as a champion of equity in child welfare, especially for Black families.
Black children are disproportionately handcuffed, mistreated, and traumatized by police, leading to lasting mistrust and mental health impacts.
In Cincinnati, many schools are grappling with student suicides. Could a mental health app offer help? A reporter turns to community engagement to find out.
Tamala Floyd, shaped by childhood trauma, became a therapist to heal others. She advocates for ancestral healing and tailored care, especially for Black women and mothers.
From a small station in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights, 18-year-old Kennia Camacho talks with teens about anxiety, stress and depression.