A reporter rediscovers the extent to which real people's stories and experiences bring emotional depth to his coverage of Minnesota's mental health crisis.
Mental Health & Trauma
The lack of transcripts in family court makes winning appeals harder for low-income litigants. Advocates say the lives of abused women and their children are at risk.
But the state’s intent hobbled by provider shortage and a system that isn’t ‘trauma-informed’
A new screening tool could increase access to care for survivors
Survivors and advocates shed light on how far the state has come and the work yet to be done.
In this first episode of a three-part series about domestic violence in San Luis Obispo County, reporter Melanie Senn spoke with law enforcement and a local survivor.
Undocumented survivors of intimate partner violence face added challenges, including the normalization of abuse.
In the last episode of this three-part series, KCBX’s Melanie Senn speaks with a local survivor about what it took for her to get out finally.
Kiovonni LaRoyce Lyles was a musician, dancer, beloved son, brother and uncle. Isolation and loneliness prevent people like him from receiving crucial resources, experts say.
In the last episode of this three-part series, KCBX’s Melanie Senn speaks with a local survivor about what it took for her to finally get out.