ARTICLE TAG

mental health

9/27/2024

California Governor Signs Law to Better Protect Youth Sent to Residential Treatment 

Legislation protecting youth in residential care — inspired by an Imprint and San Francisco Chronicle investigation — has been signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. 

9/12/2024

Longtime Indigenous Child Psychologist Will Retire But Continue Her Work Healing Trauma

Dolores Subia BigFoot, a pioneering child psychologist in Indian Country, is set to retire — but her trauma-healing work continues.

Supreme Court Decision Makes it Harder for Youth Experiencing Homelessness

9/3/2024

Youth Experiencing Homelessness Need Help. The Supreme Court Just Made it Harder for Them.

A Supreme Court decision will have profound impacts on how state and local governments address homelessness, without adequate focus on youth.

8/26/2024

A Magical Escape: Camp Win Encourages Summer Creativity for Children in Local Shelters

Children currently living in New York's shelters for the homeless enjoyed a day of snacks and creativity at a summer carnival in Manhattan.

6/12/2024

Senate Investigation Slams Residential Treatment Centers for Children as ‘Warehouses of Neglect’

A Senate committee report highlights “routine harm” to children in taxpayer-supported institutions that “optimize revenues” and “evade oversight.”

5/15/2024

‘Welcome to our Family Courthouse,’ Facility Dogs Declare

A growing cadre of canines do court duty in child protection and justice systems nationwide, helping comfort children in crisis.

    5/8/2024

    Paris Hilton Joins California Lawmakers to Push for Better Protections in Youth Residential Care

    New legislation would require California to publicly report all use of restraints in its licensed care centers for foster youth.

    CALIFORNIA UNCOVEREDOakland Coaches Learn to Spot Signs of Depression and Anxiety Among Black and Latino Youth

    1/16/2024

    Oakland Coaches Learn to Spot Signs of Depression and Anxiety Among Black and Latino Youth

    In Oakland, where access to mental health care is scarce, coaches may be a trusted resource for Black and Latino children and teens.

    11/23/2023

    Road Atlas: Women Healing Trauma in the Nomad West

    A personal essay on the ways women in the nomadic van life community are learning to heal complex trauma.