This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For many Black people in America, the past year of virtual working and schooling has meant a reprieve from some of the daily traumas that racism visits upon Black life…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Criminal justice in the United States is in desperate need of reform. The nation has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Twenty percent of all of the world’s prisoners are found…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While COVID-19 is well known for its physical impact, the rippling effect of the pandemic is taking an equally large toll on mental health. A survey conducted by the Kaiser Family…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Four out of five children in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem whose homes have been demolished by Israeli authorities say they have lost faith that anyone can help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As coronavirus sweeps our nation it has brought deep-seated health inequities, including those linked to incarceration, to the forefront. Overcrowding and poor sanitation are putting prisoners at risk now more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over 5 million American children under the age of 18 years, a disproportionate number of whom are Black or Latino, have had a residential parent jailed or incarcerated. While a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mental health is nearly always seen as an individual issue requiring individual solutions. Yet in reality it’s as much a problem for groups and organizations. One legacy of the COVID-19…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the first-ever population-based national study comparing mental and physical health of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) Americans to their straight counterparts, Michigan State University sociologist Hui Liu and research partner Rin…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Although rates of material hardship among families with young children have been declining in recent months, 1 in 4 families recently surveyed by RAPID-EC, a biweekly survey of families with young children,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For schools, seeking a return to normalcy is only natural, but it may actually be counterproductive. Students coming back through our doors in the fall will be carrying the stress,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An estimated 25,000 to 28,000 older teens transition out of foster care each year in the United States. The findings provide an updated look at counseling and medication use among…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s the last week of classes for high school theater teacher Stephen Berlanga, who has spent most of the year trying to teach students in classrooms and at home at…