A new report shows adults living with a disability face delays in access to care. Advocates say it doesn’t have to be this way.
Read MoreSilence, secrecy, and shame plague how we treat child sexual abuse survivors. This guide breaks down how you can protect children from abuse.
Read MorePharmaceutical greed is driving the health care system. It leaves Black folks with diabetes at risk of worsening health outcomes and death.
Read MoreThe cost of managing diabetes continues to soar — insured or not, navigating care is unreasonable and expensive.
Read MoreNicotine’s new face: Zyn, a pouch product has been trending on social media. But is it a health hazard for young people?
Read MoreThe health care system has a long history of dismissing Black people experiencing pain. Here’s what needs to change.
Read MoreRacist treatment of patients of color negatively affects health outcomes, and increases stress levels for health care workers of color.
Read MoreFor Black teens, the pressure to have sex starts young. But, experts say comprehensive sex ed helps them make informed decisions.
Read MoreA new initiative by the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention aims to bring hope and healing to those in the Black community.
Read MoreBlack folks are disproportionately impacted by plastic pollution. Although we may not be able to avoid plastic pollution, there are simple steps we can take to reduce our plastic intake.
Read MoreBlack folks are 40% more likely to die from colon cancer. But seven years after diagnosis, Derrick Cameron tells why he keeps fighting.
Read MoreA new study found parents’ worries about their children are linked to their neighborhood quality. We asked Black parents about their fears.
Read MoreBuprenorphine helps diminish withdrawal symptoms and cravings of individuals with opioid use disorder. But its controversial background makes it difficult to access.
Read MoreI spent months talking with Black folks for my series, “Lost Innocence: The Adultification of Black Children.” Here’s what I learned.
Read More1 in 4 Black girls will be sexually abused before age 18. When the women we spoke to told their parents, they weren’t protected.
Read MoreIn and out of schools, Black youth fear for their lives. And, for one teen in California, that fear comes every time he gets in his car.
Read MoreBlack girls are so often viewed as sex objects that the blame is shifted to the girls being sexualized instead of the adults.
Read MoreBlack girls are called “fast” and boys are seen as men. Both lose their innocence thanks to adultification bias.
Read MoreExplainer: A reader’s guide to what adultification bias is, how it shapes the lives of Black children, and why this stereotype of Black childhood needs to change.
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