ICE watchers and community patrollers in Orange County are experiencing burnout, dissociation, and trauma after nearly a year on the frontlines of immigration enforcement response.
Mental Health & Trauma
A Sri Lankan Tamil therapist uncovers how civil war, cultural silence, and intergenerational trauma shaped his family — and how he broke the cycle.
A reporter drives 5,500 miles across Mississippi and gains a fresh appreciation for journalism that's accountable to the people whose lives it documents.
A health reporter working on a story on Native American youth suicide learns that "just because you are ready to tell a story doesn’t mean the people most affected want you to."
A weekly Zoom group helps Latina immigrants in Salinas heal, dream, and resist — together.
Half of people who could receive jail healthcare in custody are released within two days, the city's health department says.
Korean Americans face a silent mental health crisis. From young adults to isolated elders, cultural stigma keeps suicide rates rising — and too many signals go unnoticed.
Cannabis sales have surged in Washington since legalization in 2012, but educators, police and health experts say questions remain about effects on young users.
On the Lummi Nation, youth suicide risk is met with crisis teams and cultural reconnection like canoe pulling. Tribes are adapting prevention models to strengthen belonging and resilience.
Tribal communities are turning to culturally centered treatment — combining ceremony, traditional practices and mental health care — to address a crisis rooted in generations of historical trauma.