Recent Work
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Losing Summer: 10 Months. Nearly 30 Visits to San Francisco’s Psychiatric ER. And a Suicide
Summer’s story reveals the weaknesses in San Francisco’s mental illness and addiction treatment system.
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To Steer Her Child Away From Obesity, A Mother Turns Her Life Upside Down
Obese children are likely to remain obese as adults, increasing their risk of heart attack, stroke, cancer and premature death. Change needs to start with parents taking childhood obesity seriously, educating themselves about nutrition, and controlling what their kids eat.
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How Can Latina Mothers Overcome Health Factors That Put Their Babies at Risk?
Los Angeles County’s Nurse-Family Partnership links low-income at-risk mothers with a public health nurse who makes free at-home visits, early in pregnancy.
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That Early Help You Need for Your Child Doesn’t Come Soon Enough
A statewide system charged with helping infants and toddlers with developmental delays often fails to provide timely access to crucial therapies—and sometimes struggles to provide them at all.
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Stress Case: What’s Behind the Increased Demand for Mental Health Counseling from SoCal College Students?
Mental health resources at SoCal universities are being stretched thin due to increased anxiety, depression and other issues among students.
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