As a parent of a child with medically complex conditions, I’m good at handling health emergencies. My child is tracheostomy dependent, which means that several times a day, his breathing tube gets blocked and I have to act quickly to clear it.
For Children With Long-Term Health Conditions, This Program Could Be a Lifeline. Will It Deliver?
Her 15-year-old daughter, Amelia, who has a rare autoinflammatory disease that causes multiple chronic physical and developmental health problems.
Her 15-year-old daughter, Amelia, who has a rare autoinflammatory disease that causes multiple chronic physical and developmental health problems.
Achieving California’s Health Equity Goals Depends on Getting This Process Right
Imagine you receive a stack of papers in the mail, some 20 pages long. You need to read them, confirm and update your personal information, and then find and get copies of physical proof of your income and other household details.
Imagine you receive a stack of papers in the mail, some 20 pages long. You need to read them, confirm and update your personal information, and then find and get copies of physical proof of your income and other household details.
Many California Children Can’t Afford Hearing Aids, but a New Bill Could Change That
When Johanna Wonderly’s second daughter Cara was diagnosed with hearing loss at four weeks old, the mother from Sacramento assumed the $4,000 hearing aids her daughter needed would be covered by their family’s health insurance.
When Johanna Wonderly’s second daughter Cara was diagnosed with hearing loss at four weeks old, the mother from Sacramento assumed the $4,000 hearing aids her daughter needed would be covered by their family’s health insurance.
I Was Criminalized as a Domestic Violence Survivor. Here’s How We Reform the System
Growing up in Ethiopia with a loving family, I never encountered abusive relationships. My father and mother devoted their lives to raising me and my four sisters.
Growing up in Ethiopia with a loving family, I never encountered abusive relationships. My father and mother devoted their lives to raising me and my four sisters.
Mental Health Care Is Critical for Survivors of Violence. Access Is Another Story
While it came as a surprise to Lisbet, domestic violence survivors often need mental health care.
While it came as a surprise to Lisbet, domestic violence survivors often need mental health care.
How San Luis Obispo Parents Are Helping Prevent Relationship Violence Before It Starts
When Christina Kaviani’s son, 6, doesn’t want to hug a grandparent or friend, Kaviani goes against some parenting methods and doesn’t make him.
When Christina Kaviani’s son, 6, doesn’t want to hug a grandparent or friend, Kaviani goes against some parenting methods and doesn’t make him.
How to Make Sure Medically Fragile Children Don’t Lose Health Coverage
Janna Espinoza shudders remembering the day she and her daughter Coraline, then 8, showed up for an appointment in Salinas with their trusted pediatrician and were turned away because the child no longer had the right health insurance.
Janna Espinoza shudders remembering the day she and her daughter Coraline, then 8, showed up for an appointment in Salinas with their trusted pediatrician and were turned away because the child no longer had the right health insurance.
We Can End Sexual and Domestic Violence. We Just Need Funding [Opinion]
To experience a world free from violence, California must invest in the necessary funding and resources to prevent it.
To experience a world free from violence, California must invest in the necessary funding and resources to prevent it.
Doctors Told Me My Son Would Be Better Cared for in an Institution. They Were Wrong
Children belong at home with their families. For children with complex medical needs, this is still true.
Children belong at home with their families. For children with complex medical needs, this is still true.
Punishing Families: The Need to Reimagine Child Welfare in LA County
In 2017, six months after 29-year-old Princess Dale had her fourth child, her ongoing problems with her ex, the baby’s father, began to escalate.
In 2017, six months after 29-year-old Princess Dale had her fourth child, her ongoing problems with her ex, the baby’s father, began to escalate.
For Medically Fragile Kids, Access to Palliative Care Depends on Family Resources
For health care professionals giving pediatric palliative care, there is an ethical obligation to both continue giving care and pushing for change.
For health care professionals giving pediatric palliative care, there is an ethical obligation to both continue giving care and pushing for change.
Opinion: The Climate Crisis Reaffirms the Need for Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention
It is frustrating knowing that we can prevent violence in the first place with proper education and services. Unfortunately, most programs aimed at preventing relationship violence are unable to grow and thrive due to lack of reliable funding.
It is frustrating knowing that we can prevent violence in the first place with proper education and services. Unfortunately, most programs aimed at preventing relationship violence are unable to grow and thrive due to lack of reliable funding.
Opinion: We Need to Keep Free School Meals
By Ksenia Glenn When California passed the landmark School Meals for All legislation in 2021, we became the first state in the nation to provide free breakfast and lunch for all K-12 students regardless of income. Since then, 26 states have introduced similar legislation in response to the end of federal pandemic emergency food assistance,…
Day Cares for Medically Fragile Children Are Closing. Here’s How to Save Them
Many California families struggle to find safe, affordable child care. For families of children who need medical care throughout the day, this struggle is amplified.
Many California families struggle to find safe, affordable child care. For families of children who need medical care throughout the day, this struggle is amplified.
Opinion: I’m Working Two Jobs Because California Doesn’t Pay Enough for This Crucial Role
The cost of housing, groceries and gas weigh on almost everyone’s minds in the Bay Area. Maintaining our lives can feel like a house of cards, and it can collapse in an instant.
The cost of housing, groceries and gas weigh on almost everyone’s minds in the Bay Area. Maintaining our lives can feel like a house of cards, and it can collapse in an instant.