This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Native Americans were put into a status of guardianship due to a system of federal and local policies developed in the early 1900s. A lawyer explains this sordid history in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Children with chronic medical conditions often suffer multiple blows to their mental well-being. A state program in California aims to provide appropriate treatment for these children and their families. About a quarter…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Water for human consumption is increasingly inaccessible, due to poor management, degradation of water sources, the effects of climate change and more. Marginalized groups — such as rural communities and women — are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Changes in the perceived terrorist threat may have placed America at an inflection point. Following two decades of almost exclusive focus on the terrorist threat posed by the global jihadist…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Centuries of systemic racism and everyday discrimination in the U.S. have left a major mental health burden on African American communities, and the past few years have dealt especially heavy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unimaginable loss, grief, trauma, and isolation at a global scale — challenging our collective mental health and well-being. Schools across the globe were shuttered for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the UN General Assembly, leaders finally woke up to the plight of the COVID-19 generation, but young people still wait for action. Youth-led groups came together to launch the Unlock…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Food is a powerful part of community and medicine. It has the potential to build connections, elicit nostalgia, spark joy, mark celebration, and promote healing. It also plays a role…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The fall of Afghanistan was on the minds of those who joined our Innovations in International Philanthropy Symposium session on women and girls. Our conversation was a primer in effective networking strategies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We believe civil society exists when people who live in a defined geographic proximity work cooperatively — even when they strongly disagree with or dislike one another — to sustain…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Access to quality preschool, also known as early childhood education (ECE), provides children with strong foundations for future academic achievement and learning. There is evidence of the vital importance of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Studying a diverse cohort of 2,500 children through the preschool and early elementary years, we examined the benefits from enrolling in early educational programs—whether entering at 3, 4, or 5 years of…