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It’s time to start asking hard questions about treatment foster care near you
In states such as New Mexico, many kids are put into treatment foster care who should never be there. The programs, run by private companies, vary widely in quality and safety from state to state.
How reporters everywhere can cover the big ACA lawsuit now
“This is really an issue that you can explore in your state no matter what,” said WSJ health policy reporter Stephanie Armour.
New health impact journalism fund announces first grantees
With the support of the California Wellness Foundation, the Center for Health Journalism at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism has awarded $30,000 in reporting grants from its new Impact Fund.
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Kentucky reformed juvenile justice, and left black youth behind
When a youth is accused of a crime in Kentucky, an adult has to make a choice in nearly every step that follows. And a disproportionate number of the youth denied a second chance are black.
Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: Apply for the 2018 California Data Fellowship
Applications are now being accepted for USC Annenberg's 2018 California Data Fellowship.
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What happens to babies born to addicted parents?
Parental drug use is now responsible for one-third of the children in foster care. A reporting team will explore what happens to babies and parents caught in addiction's grip.
How exposure to violence can be toxic to a child's brain and body
Traumatized children often have difficulties with anger management, impulse control and the processing and retention of information.
Why is California not doing more to stop lead poisoning?
California Assembly Bill 2963, which is to be heard this week by the Senate Health Committee, aims to ensure there are no more cases like Exide or Mangan Park.
Solving the mystery of Room 106
A Philadelphia classroom is filled with dangerous levels of lead and asbestos while the unresponsive school district is missing in action.
Southern California ERs look for answers to the crush of newly insured patients at their doors
One solution to allay the high numbers may be a pilot project the Los Angeles County Fire Department is trying out: a “health care on wheels.”
'I feel like a prisoner' says man who lost his sight due to diabetes
No one in Venancio Martinez’s family had ever had the disease. He remembers feeling relatively good in its early stages and did not feel the need to go to the doctor to check himself regularly.
