The county has one of the state’s highest homeless rates and is awash with fentanyl but its new deflection program is steering some drug users toward recovery .
Mental Health & Trauma
Funded by a city grant, nine unhoused families at Everett Middle School receive a guaranteed monthly income of $1,000 — part of an experimental program aimed at helping families escape homelessness. This financial aid, the school hopes, will help improve students' mental health and academic performance.
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.