This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is so much that the homeless services field has learned and accomplished over the past two years. And one of the essential lessons is the importance of attending to…
The U.S. has recorded more than 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. The numbers also show that black and brown people are up to 3.5 times more likely to die of the…
At least 2 million older adults are homebound a number that increases when including younger people who are homebound due to illness or disability. This brief from the Trust for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Coming out of the pandemic is an opportunity to build more equitable workplaces—but only if employers act now. Otherwise, burnout is likely going to either drive women out of the…
More than 1 million fewer students are enrolled in college now than before the pandemic began.” So stated the January NPR report citing data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. From 2019 to…
“Crisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders” is produced in partnership by The Pew Charitable Trusts and Stanford Social Innovation Review. In the series, leaders from across the social sector share insights…
When Charlie, a 10-year-old boy, came in for his first visit, he didn’t look at me or my colleague. Angry and crying, he insisted to us that he was cisgender…
One in three new mothers during early COVID-19 screened positive for postpartum depression, a new study shows. That’s nearly triple pre-pandemic levels. The researchers also found 1 in 5 had…
In early 2021, emergency room visits in the U.S. for suicide attempts increased a staggering 51% for adolescent girls over the same period in 2019. Even before the pandemic, mental…
Today’s learning environments are placing an increased emphasis on flexible and interactive technology. From purely remote learning to hybrid learning, the pandemic has accelerated all modes of online teaching and…
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated risks of violence for refugee and migrant girls and women, according to a new report. Due to multiple intersecting dimensions of identity, including gender, migrant…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I have always believed in the power of storytelling. From adolescence, I was writing short stories, forcing my brothers and my cousins to act out skits I devised, gabbing away in…