You can’t cheat time,” said Phil Wesseler, a paramedic in Mono County who has witnessed the devastating impact of opioid use ...

Stockton’s historic city center. Photo by MattGush/iStock Housing affordability and homelessness are a top concern across California communities. Solutions so far have focused on closing the gap ...

The Alternatives to PAIN Act will not only improve the health care system, but also the livelihoods of Californians and so many across the country. For every patient I’ve treated who developed ...

A participant shares her experiences during a Sisters Rise Circle gathering. Called the Sisters Rise Circle, the gathering is one of about a dozen circles run by Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, ...

Day laborers or jornaleros stand at work zone sites like this to find temporary jobs for the day. Workers have expressed concerns over their immigration statuses now that Donald Trump has returned to ...

Most domestic violence interventions focus on helping survivors, often requiring them and sometimes their children to upend their lives by seeking shelter and safety. Far fewer resources are dedicated ...

The couple started arguing regularly; sometimes Manuel would leave, sometimes it would be Lupe. Their relationship was in turmoil. And even though Manuel never did anything to make her feel in danger, ...

Pediatric specialists often earn less than general pediatricians, even though they have undergone three years of additional training, leading fewer future physicians to seek out this line of work.

Enhanced Care Management, also called by its initials ECM, offers children and their caregivers a lead care manager tasked with overseeing all of a child’s health care and related services that ...

When I became a single mom, I learned early on that support groups would be the ointment to my soul. I tried a few but Celebrate Recovery, a faith-based program at Oasis LA in Los Angeles was the one ...

All Nirmal Singh and his wife, Daljit Kaur, wanted were a few groceries from Walmart. But as the older couple drove in circles around the suddenly unfamiliar streets of Fresno, Singh feared they’d be ...

Lastly, we cannot build a system for tomorrow’s needs without commiting today to employment opportunities, community inclusion and technological advances to improve the lives of this population. My ...