Sadly, whooping cough isn’t the only vaccine-preventable disease coming back. Measles is surging with a vengeance, having caused outbreaks in 39 U.S. jurisdictions, including California, so far this ...

Yet domestic violence shelters and services often struggle to help minors who are married, particularly if they have children, Acheson said. Shelters typically accept adults with children, but not ...

This story was produced as part of a collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity, Columbia Journalism Investigations and Type Investigations. At an assistance center for wildfire survivors in ...

Alaya Vautier, who directs restorative justice programs for the center, said young people, parents and victims of crimes have all expressed support. Although the cases are kept confidential, Vautier ...

Students walking to class on the U.C. Berkeley campus. Berkeley offers support for students experiencing intimate-partner violence. Photo by Kirkikis/iStock. Relationship violence threatens not only ...

Yet while domestic violence organizations play an important role in helping survivors and their children obtain needed mental health care, there are limits to what they can provide. Demand for therapy ...

Having trouble getting a medical appointment? Here’s what to do California law requires health plans to provide timely access to care. In general, that means you should be able to get an appointment: ...

Youth from Fresno’s Punjabi Sikh community perform a traditional dance at a May, 2023, event organized by the Jakara Movement at Jaswant Singh Khalra Park in Fresno. The park is named after a Sikh ...

In her work as a “promotora,” or community health worker, Miranda knows that violence against pregnant women and new mothers is all too common. At the San Jose nonprofit she volunteers for, Next Door ...

Analicia Brokloff just wanted to take her daughter home. Her 2-year-old, Mila, was ready to be discharged from UC Davis Children’s Hospital in Sacramento after having a lung infection. Mila, who has ...

Manuel and Lupe hold up the sacred objects that they brought to the healing circle, the culmination of their restorative justice journey with the CHAT Project. Photos by Lauren DeLaunay Miller.

The study used computer modeling, census, and pollution data to map particulate matter exposure by neighborhood and demographic group. In addition to racial and income disparities, the findings show ...