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Founded more than 20 years ago, Street Level Health Project started with a handful of nurses and volunteers visiting day laborer sites in East Oakland to provide medical assistance and other resources...
View ArticleHow One Prison-Based Program Is Working to End the Cycle of Violence
The Victim Offender Education Group, a restorative justice-centered program at a prison in Chino, is working to rehabilitate people who have caused harm. The curriculum is grounded in principles of...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Immigrant Teens Find Healing in Unexpected Places
More than 10,000 unaccompanied youth have entered California each year since 2020, most of them leaving violence or insecurity in Mexico and Central America. Even after resettling in their new homes,...
View ArticleAnalysis: How to Stand Up for Kids With Disabilities Despite Federal Changes
My son is able to live at home with our family, attend school and interact with the world because we live in a nation where disabled people have civil rights. When I hear President Trump talk about...
View ArticleMedicaid Cuts Could Upend Lives of Children With Disabilities. Can California...
Medicaid — which provides health coverage for almost 15 million Californians and about half of the state’s children — could face billions of dollars in federal cuts under a budget proposal from House...
View ArticleHow One Bay Area Group Uses Restorative Circles to Help Women Heal
The Sisters Rise Circle is one of about a dozen circles run by Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, a nonprofit based in Oakland that uses restorative practices to address conflict and promote...
View ArticleOpinion: How Alternative Pain Treatments Can Prevent Opioid Addiction
As a doctor of orthopedic physical therapy, I’ve treated numerous patients dealing with severe pain who were at risk for or already have opioid use disorder. This condition not only causes suffering...
View ArticleOpinion: My Community Depends on Medi-Cal to Survive. Cuts Would Be Devastating
Let me introduce you to some people whose lives would be upended if Republicans in Congress carry through with plans to decimate health care funding that covers 15 million Californians. They are my...
View Article‘I Cannot Fall Apart Right Now.’ Kids With Disabilities and Their Families...
Thousands of families lost their homes that swept through Los Angeles County in early January. Local and state disability advocates said they have been checking in with families and trying to provide...
View ArticleOpinion: How Preventing Violence Can Help End Homelessness
People experiencing homelessness face repeated violence and stress from a lack of safely. They often engage in unhealthy behaviors, such as substance use, to cope. A comprehensive strategy to reduce...
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