Seniors and Staff Caught in the Middle of Nursing Homes’ Quest for Profit
Co-published with The Guardian. The cycle of buying and selling care homes has led to shortcuts, closures, even fraud – and imperiled vulnerable residents’ health.
Rehab in a Nursing Home During a Pandemic: A Patient’s Story
Co-published with Pittsburgh City Paper. For people with disabilities, an extended stay in a rehab or nursing facility during a pandemic can be especially worrying.
Transfer Trauma: America’s Seniors Suffer as Care System Pushes Them Between Sites
Co-published with The Guardian. Unequal payment plans drive some corporate nursing home facilities to shed – or in some cases “hospital dump” – residents, distressing delicate …
Concern Over Suicide Rates During COVID-19: There is Still Help Available
Co-published with Erie News Now. During COVID-19, there is concern that the suicide rate may increase due to stress, anxiety, and other factors.
Stress and Boredom During COVID-19 Leading to Increased Drug and Alcohol Use
Co-published with Erie News Now. Other factors include a lack of routine, and concern over the state of stimulus checks.
Kee’Miyah & The Boxoplentys
Co-published with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In southwestern Pennsylvania, an 8-year-old child copes with poverty in her community with the power of storytelling.
A Shelter on Horseshoe Island
Co-published with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. As family financial woes mount and his mother's cancer encroaches, Anthony Brown's mind drifts to a place where he can still …
Jared’s Narrowed World
Co-published with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Violence in Hawkins Village drove Jared Todd, 16, to a largely indoor existence in which his anxious energy bursts forth in art …
The Ghosts of 808 Lewis Street
Co-published with ELLE. How can one address hold so much history—and so much tragedy?
Why Social Capital Could Be the Key to Solving America’s Overdose Epidemic
Co-published with The Guardian. Researchers are exploring how community, connection and trust could help protect society’s most vulnerable.
These Women Were Sentenced as Children to Die in Prison
Co-published with The Nation. The number of women serving life sentences is growing more quickly than that of men. Read the stories of women who were sentenced …
The Women Who Ride for Hours to Visit Loved Ones in Prison
Co-published with The Guardian. They all use the van service provided by Bridging the Gap, based in Philadelphia, for personal reasons but are united by one thing: …