Thousands lost their homes in the January 2025 Los Angeles fires, among the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in California History.
Losing one's home, belongings, and community, along with the threat to personal safety and the safety of loved ones, can have a major impact on survivors' mental health. Studies show higher rates of PTSD, depression, and anxiety, which can last for years.
Clarigent Health shut down after an Enquirer probe found no proof its AI suicide risk app worked. Schools and courts reported issues, and experts raised concerns over accuracy and ethics.
President Donald Trump's campaign promise to carry out the largest-ever "domestic deportation" operation in the U.S. prompted New Jersey school districts to contact advocacy groups and relief organizations for advice on how to support families facing deportation risks.
Many grieving children lack support, risking mental health and academic struggles. Efforts are growing to expand grief resources and connect kids to care.
Lack of mental health resources traps Henry Gaymon in cycles of jail, brief treatment, and homelessness, as Louisiana jails struggle to care for mentally ill inmates due to deinstitutionalization.
As part of a yearlong reporting project on how schools are using artificial intelligence to identify students with mental health issues, The Enquirer heard from nearly 100 people in the Cincinnati community.
Hoping to comply with federal law, the state committed more than $200 million to overhaul a children’s behavioral health system that ranked last in the nation.
Last year, Sonoma County got state funding to expand one of their existing mobile support teams so that their crisis responders could operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. But such crisis intervention isn’t always what you’d expect.
Sonoma County’s Mobile Support Team aids crisis cases, but systemic gaps leave issues unresolved. Without stronger social services, crisis teams provide only temporary relief.
At the 2025 Ethnic Media Collaborative symposium in Los Angeles last week, panelists pointed to gaps in the current mental health care system and the need for care that better serves California’s diverse populations.
