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Kids across California are returning to school, but not all students are equally prepared. A study found that in Sonoma County, only 22% of children are ready for kindergarten when they start.
Without access to diapers, both parents and children face health risks.
Los Angeles County will return an estimated $15 million in unspent mental health grants intended to keep vulnerable people from landing in hospital and jails.
Increased demand for treatment adds to questions about whether the state's supply of caregivers can meet the need — particularly for children and teens.
Take a look at the national staffing crisis among substance use disorder counsellors across the state, and spend time with a supervisor who started out as a group counsellor making $19 an hour.
With liberal use of the catchall category of “general neglect,” LA County’s DCFS removes between 4,000 and 6,000 kids from their homes every year and places them in foster care.
El Comité de Naciones Unidas para la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial (CERD) advirtió de los peligros de estas herramientas aplicadas con fines policiales o dentro del sistema penal
Cascading climate disasters and unjust labor and immigration policies leave undocumented farm laborers without a safety net.
Meet West Oakland Punks with Lunch, a group that's been providing sandwiches, cookies, syringes, and lifesaving services for unhoused residents in the community.
