James E. Causey co-authors the Center for Health Journalism's Health Divide weekly column. He is an award-winning special projects reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and a Senior Fellow for ...
It was vital for my reporting to engage with the community on a deeper level to understand the systemic issues that prevent families from breaking the cycle of poverty.
<p>Not many reporters want to write about homeless people – and not many editors want to read about them. The subject is considered too depressing, too intractable. But there are few crises that are ...
TEXAS — A forecasted record number of Americans will be traveling during the holidays, including many college students returning home from life on campus across the country. It’s a unique opportunity ...
When I began researching the ways in which Los Angeles County’s Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) intervenes in the lives of families, I had a general sense that what I would find ...
School suspensions have risen in many areas of the country since the pandemic, as teachers and administrators struggle with a wave of behavioral challenges and classroom disruption. The trend ...
As Florida began to pass restrictions on abortion in recent years, my questions grew. Did lawmakers consider whether babies in the state, once born, went on to live healthy lives? If abortion ...
This series on healthcare inequities highlights the impact of language barriers on immigrant communities. About 25 years ago, Hongkham Souvannarath, a Laotian refugee and mother of seven, was jailed ...