Southern California still needs help and we can’t continue to wait until the sky turns red to offer it. Chessa Latifi is the ...

It’s that time of year, filled with Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa and New Year celebrations. For many people, the holidays are an opportunity to come together with family and foster connections and ...

This is the first in a series of essays about restorative justice in which participants share what they wish others knew and what has helped them heal. “I understand, take your time.” That was a text ...

75 percent of both Californians and Canadians believe medical aid in dying is morally acceptable. 45 percent of both Californians and Canadians said they would be willing to consider medical aid in ...

The garden at Walnut Avenue Family & Women’s Center, a Santa Cruz nonprofit that offers healing circles as part of its restorative justice program. Photos by Marjorie Coffey. Trixie is a young woman ...

Last year, a member of the California Medical Board insisted the question about doctors’ mental health history must be kept to “catch bad physicians.” This not only encapsulates how mental health is ...

For the past five years — ever since her son, Marc, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 2 months old —Denise Williams of Adelanto has been trying to schedule doctor’s appointments. Week after week, ...

VOCA-funded organizations provide counseling, housing services, crisis response, legal, mental health and other support for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, child abuse and ...

On a recent weekend, Maria Casas was tending to her plots at La Madera Community Garden in El Monte. Casas carefully watered her brightly colored flowers, zucchini and plump, red tomatoes in the ...

What A Night to Remember offers is an extravagant experience where students with disabilities are celebrated and put in the spotlight in a way that is safe and accessible for all. On this night, we ...

Opinion: We’re Already Seeing a Resurgence of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in the ER. Here’s How You Can Help ...

Prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act, health insurance companies imposed lifetime and annual limits on how much medical care they would cover. This impacted most Americans with private ...