This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Year after year, America’s drug overdose crisis is worsening. In the 12-month period ending in June 2021, the most recent period for which there is reliable data, more than 101,000…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When life is upended by the unexpected, people may need assistance to get back on their feet. Millions of Americans experienced this firsthand as COVID-19 caused sweeping job losses. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In rural communities, it’s common for families to have to cobble together child care. That could mean a parent working one half of the day while a spouse works the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s the good news: With federal relief funds and the $1 trillion infrastructure legislation that passed last year, cities will have new resources to tackle challenges such as making public…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the omicron variant spreads across the world, families and schools are grappling with how to continue their children’s education. Tired of online learning and worried about safety, parents’ and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As an environmental psychologist who works to improve young people’s access to nature, I recently completed a review that brings two bodies of research together: one on connecting children and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By some estimates, about 40 percent of the population of the United States will have been infected with the omicron variant of Covid-19 by the time the current wave fully subsides. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rural hospitals are often the lifeblood of their communities, in terms of jobs provided and lives saved, but hundreds have shuttered in recent decades and the pandemic has accelerated that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Angela Phillips had been in labor for almost three days when her doctors began to pressure her to have a cesarean section. There wasn’t a medical reason other than the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last summer’s heat dome caused more than record-breaking temperature increases – the extreme weather event contributed to rising anxiety about climate change, according to a new study. Researchers with the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Not only has the COVID-19 pandemic caused mental health symptoms—it has revealed the lack of basic support for the emotional health of our children, who as a group are underserved…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. P-EBT food benefits helped narrow the hunger gap during the pandemic. This school year, some families who relied on the program are now being excluded. When Lisa Brewer decided last July…