More than 14,000 families rely on California Children’s Services to help manage their care for their children. But when that care is cancelled, few families understand their rights. A new ...

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 ...

For one dedicated couple, embracing restorative justice was the first step toward healing their family. The Contra Costa County Family Justice Center’s CHAT Project has been a beacon of hope, one that ...

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 ...

When dialing 911 for a medical emergency, the expectation is clear: Licensed health care providers, typically paramedics and emergency medical technicians, will arrive within minutes at your location, ...

Liz Sanders’ elderly mother had a $20 signature stamp that she used for her banking, but that little stamp ended up costing more than $700,000 after a dishonest caregiver got her hands on it.

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 ...

A statewide research initiative called Reimagine Lab is deploying strategies from the product design world to identify the root causes of family violence and find new ways to prevent it.

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 ...

Should health plans do more to support parents in raising stable families? That’s the recommendation from a coalition of child health researchers who are calling for an overhaul of part of the state’s ...

The overhaul of America’s health care system may be stalled in Washington, but in San Francisco, a new method of delivering health care is already in place. Known as Healthy San Francisco, it is ...