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Despite the fact that millions live with addiction to drugs and alcohol, there is often little effort in emergency management ...

When a Black family says their child is missing, are they treated with the same urgency as any other family? Nolan Wells' ...

Stigma prevents Korean Americans from seeking mental help with only 48% with depression getting treatment vs. 64%overall. Psychologists weigh in on why the silence and shame endures.

ICE agents shot Salvadoran immigrant Carlos Mendoza 7 times during a Patterson, CA traffic stop. He's now detained and facing charges while his partner and young daughter cope with his absence.

Despite years of pledges to address systemic racism and discriminatory discipline practices, the most recent state data show that two school districts, Sacramento City Unified and Elk Grove Unified, ...

Katie Myers reports on climate change in Appalachia through a partnership between Grist and Blue Ridge Public Radio in western North Carolina. She previously served as a climate solutions fellow at ...

Given how it has historically shown up in the African American community, the child welfare system has earned its critics. They point to a history of systemic racism and inequality that leads to a ...

SAN ANTONIO — The way Dr. Donald Jenkins sees it, what saves lives on the battlefield could save lives on streets across America. During nearly 25 years in the Air Force, Jenkins operated on troops ...

The 14-year-old boy convinced his mother to make extra food for families in the Peabody public housing community where they lived. He brought home stray cats. But when Jason asked for help — from ...

There is a deep-seated distrust of the child welfare system within the Black community, stemming from a history of racial bias and systemic inequities. The fear of children being “snatched up” by “the ...

Michael L. Millenson, president of Health Quality Advisors LLC in Highland Park, IL, is a nationally recognized expert in making American health care better, safer and more patient-centered care. He ...