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ChrisAnna Mink is a pediatrician and 2015 graduate of the masters in specialized journalism program at USC Annenberg School. Most of her career has been sepent in vaccine research, government (including the FDA Office of Vaccines), or caring for the underserved. She has worked at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center for more than a decade and from 2006 - 2014, she was the Medical Director of the Kids in the Dependency (KIDS) foster care clinic.
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California's “failure to protect” laws aim get kids out of dangerous situations. But such policies can overlook the difficult choices mothers must make to find safety when facing violence.
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Two domestic violence advocates explain why "transformative justice" offers an urgently needed alternative.
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Rather than protect and support survivors, the criminal justice system often punishes them, according to three experts who made the case for newer "restorative" approaches to domestic violence.
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“I want to highlight not just fact checking, but also source checking,” Dr. Seema Yasmin told fellows.
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“I want to highlight not just fact checking, but also source checking,” Dr. Seema Yasmin told fellows.
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Wilmington may be a poster child for environmental injustice, but in recent years the residents have taken on the refineries, the port and politicians.
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Place matters when it comes to asthma, but even within the same neighborhoods, kids of color suffer from higher rates.
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“It can happen to anybody. It doesn’t care about your age, your race or orientation. Just look at my kids.”
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Why early childhood programs are increasingly focused on a two-generational approaches to mental health care.
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With everything at stake, former LA gang members forge a new path at Homeboy Industries.