Mental Health & Trauma

Can the "Blue Zones" approach lower chronic disease rates and boost lifespans? Or is it turning into a lifestyle movement for already healthy, affluent areas?

What happens to the growing number of drug-exposed babies? Answers "proved maddeningly difficult to tease out — much harder than we expected," writes reporter Teri Sforza.

Over a year after devastating fires, many families still struggle from both the initial trauma and the aftermath of the blaze.

Journalists seeking to include the voices of survivors in their stories should start with the most important maxim: Do no harm.

A joint FBI and Allegheny County effort to address the epicenter of violence in troubled North Braddock has resulted in charges against a man from the borough, which the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette profiled this week as part of its series "Growing up through the Cracks."

The CDC estimates that about one in 10 women experience symptoms of depression after their baby is born. That’s starting to look like a huge underestimate.

This story was produced as part of a larger project, "Growing Up through the Cracks," led by Rich Lord, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's 2018 Data Fellowship.

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Cynthia Poten and Joseph Orozco, a participant in the 2018 California Fellowship. Other stories in this series include:

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Cynthia Poten and Joseph Orozco, a participant in the 2018 California Fellowship. Other stories in this series include: