The Clancy case provides an opportunity for journalists to step away from reveling in the shocking details and jury dynamic to explore a long overlooked topic — postpartum mood disorders, how poorly our health care system attends to them, and how consistently our criminal justice system fails to acknowledge them.
Suicides among youth who evacuated Alaska Native villages after Typhoon Halong raise concerns around trauma responses to the climate disaster.
After an ICE agent shot Richard Parias during an arrest, his prolonged detention and alleged medical neglect at Adelanto have left his wife and children facing trauma, fear and financial strain.
Bay Area teens are helping to run South Asian mental health orgs Taarika and Rcoz, turning peer support into a tool against generational stigma.
Prosecutors seemed to be targeting people who “can’t fight for their lives because they don’t have money for lawyers,” Shawn’a Hatcher said. “It’s dead wrong.”
The average Tennessee child convicted of felony murder was 16 at the time of the offense, MLK50 found. Some were as young as 12 when charged.
Stigma prevents Korean Americans from seeking mental help with only 48% with depression getting treatment vs. 64%overall. Psychologists weigh in on why the silence and shame endures.
Agentes de ICE dispararon 7 veces a Carlos Mendoza, inmigrante salvadoreño, durante un control de tráfico en Patterson, CA. Ahora está detenido enfrentando cargos, mientras su pareja e hija pequeña enfrentan su ausencia.
Trauma recovery centers are helping survivors address the emotional wounds and mental health needs that can linger long after physical injuries heal.
The first in a series about the impact of detention on the mental health of immigrant families.
