August 2016

SAN JOSE -- Talking to a man who could lose his apartment and wind up homeless in a city of soaring rents where the median home price has hit $1 million, Ray Bramson understands the frustration and despair. He's been there. At six years old, Bramson lived inside a tent in Hawaii for several weeks after his father's job as a photographer ended. He remembers a childhood that at times was like "an extended camping trip." "We went from having a house to moving around and camping and having all...

Efforts are underway in figuring out how to best provide care for children who have experienced trauma in their lives, with regional expert organizations looking at one of Long Beach’s very own health care providers for guidance. Experts from First 5 LA, the California Community Foundation, the California Endowment and the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation are among a group of organizations that recently announced a collective effort to advance a comprehensive approach to trauma-informed care in...

At 10 a.m. on a recent Wednesday, a line of parents pushing strollers filed into a conference room at the Sacramento County Courthouse. They sat at rows of narrow plastic tables, shushing their babies and gazing up at a man in a black robe. Hearing Officer Jim Teal sounded his gavel. “This is the time and place set for Early Intervention Family Drug Court,” he began, gazing sternly at the rapt faces of parents who sit before him. “Graduation from this court is considered a critical factor in...