Advocates for domestic violence victims seek solutions as federal money goes to small Tribes with limited access to enforcement.
Community & Public Health
Maternal mortality studies in Alaska show violence and overdose cause more deaths than medical problems.
Pandemic funding has housed thousands statewide, but there is not yet a program to replace it when the federal money runs out.
Some Alaska shelters are building long-term housing to keep women safe.
Group in Juneau explores how restorative justice could address domestic violence, shifting focus from punishment to community healing.
Alaska State Troopers received new training in October aimed at keeping Tribal citizens safer.
He says treatment can help unhoused people, survivors of domestic violence.
Recent high-profile deaths have forced people to look at ways Blacks, particularly Black males, are suffering. Mental health is at the top of the list.
Hundreds of businesses make up America’s kratom industry. The Times traced the steps along the trail, focusing on O.P.M.S., one of the country’s most popular names.
As medical examiners log an increasing number of overdoses involving kratom, the industry has largely operated without government constraints or safety measures that could help protect consumers.