At a Sacramento powwow, Native youth use dancing and tradition as healing, reconnecting with culture to combat trauma, mental illness and disconnection.
Mental Health & Trauma
Across the Bay Area, advocates are meeting survivors where they are with trauma-informed care, culturally sensitive support and paths to healing that don’t rely on police or punitive systems.
Domestic violence often goes unspoken in Asian communities, where stigma, family dynamics, immigration status and lack of culturally responsive services make it difficult to seek help. But community groups can provide crucial networks of support.
Native youth in California face the state's highest suicide rates despite being its smallest ethnic group. Now Medicaid cuts threaten vital Indigenous clinics offering culturally rooted mental health care.
After years in the child welfare and justice systems, Ebony Price is working on keeping her life on the right track and being present for her family.
A reporter finds that Maine schools continue using restraint and seclusion on students, causing trauma and shirking accountability.
Gurdwaras serve as more than a house of worship — for many Sikh immigrants, they offer an avenue of healthcare and community at a turbulent time.
The federal government is gutting programs shown to reduce overdose deaths and address the mental health crisis. Reporters in Mississippi are highlighting just how much is at stake.
Despite years of pledges to address systemic racism and discriminatory discipline practices, the most recent state data show that two school districts, Sacramento City Unified and Elk Grove Unified, continue to suspend Black students at some of the highest rates in California.
Despite reforms, Native kids remain overrepresented in Washington state. Tribal systems offer hope but need more support and resources.