People whose maternal care depends on federal dollars can’t get abortions under the Hyde Amendment. What will the end of Roe hold for them?
Children & Families
A reporter finds "the data was just a glimpse of the full picture" while covering school-based juvenile justice complaints.
Before, during and after involvement in the juvenile justice system, the health of these youth is compromised.
The reporting team uncovered nearly 3,000 students in the Richmond County School System are unaccounted for this school year.
Texas has a law that requires the screening of school children for diabetes. But due to COVID-19, in recent years, those screenings aren't always happening.
State data show a record number of people experiencing a mental health crisis are waiting in jails for beds in state hospitals that don’t have enough staff to operate at capacity.
The coalition, said co-founder Lamikia Castillo, demanded “that the LA County Board of Supervisors change its practices,” so that “families are not pulled apart.”
More than 2 million women live in counties with no birth center or other obstetric care. A ban on abortion could mean greater health risks for them.
In the southern part of the city, options for hospitals, medical specialists and surgical centers are limited. Those in the industry say there’s little motivation to change that.
This project is supported by a grant from USC Annenberg’s Center for Health Journalism 2022 California Impact Fund.