For some families, watching their children swim is commonplace. But for Christine, who requested we use only her family members’ first names to protect their privacy, watching Alison learning how to ...

The number of Californians with untreated mental health conditions is increasing. At its root, the lack of access and insufficient treatment for mental health conditions is driven by declining ...

I share this part of my grandfather’s story to illustrate the real and lasting impacts of institutional racism: The same policies that cultivated wealth for White people in the United States ...

Since people of color are contracting coronavirus at disproportionately high rates, experts say it’s crucial for them to get inoculated to stop the spread. That’s especially the case for seniors of ...

This story is part of the Pulitzer Center’s nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. Jessica Calix has tried to make the 33-foot travel trailer she and her son Chago share at a north San ...

As a parent of a child who has medically complex conditions, I’m afraid of what the second Trump administration means for children and youth with special healthcare needs. We don’t know everything ...

In the middle of the room, a couple places objects that are sacred to them: a singing bowl, a trombone. Two shiny, beautiful instruments, full of potential for beautiful sound. The couple rejoins the ...

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An estimated 50 percent of children in the United States do not receive regular dental care because of social, economic and geographic barriers to care. Mexican American and Black preschool children ...