Investigations WA’s $5M youth homelessness effort is ramping up. Is it working? Though the funds helped dozens of young people secure housing, delays and slow spending stalled some programs in their first year. by Elizabeth Whitman Youth Today / August 15, 2023
Investigations Washington’s new youth homelessness ‘Lifeline’ service lags The $750,000 pilot program has struggled to meet promises after state officials chose a lobbying firm to build the hotline service from scratch. by Elizabeth Whitman & Sam Leeds Youth Today / October 25, 2023
Investigations Researchers team up with court staff to help WA homeless youth H-SYNC — Housing Stability for Youth in Courts — has piloted using evidence-based surveys to identify teenagers in need of support services. by Elizabeth Whitman & Sam Leeds Youth Today / November 14, 2023
Investigations ‘Home was never a place’: One woman’s life in WA foster care Now 30, Janell Braxton says she continues to reckon with the separations and instability stemming from her time in the foster system. by Elizabeth Whitman & Sam Leeds Youth Today / November 21, 2023
News 'It affects the entire family': Washington parents now work alongside teens in mental health recovery Almost six months after House Bill 1874 passed, guardians are applauding it for integrating care into the family. by Emily McCarty / January 8, 2020
News A small team in southeast Washington is leading the charge in telepsychiatry A collaboration between UW and Dayton, population 2,500, is changing how Washington brings mental health care to rural communities. by Emily McCarty / January 6, 2020
News One-third of Washington's rural hospitals are at risk. What will happen if they close? These hospitals can mean the difference between life and death. by Emily McCarty / December 3, 2019
Politics Washington's Latinx and Native voters are fighting for their votes to matter Diverse communities are starting to see Washington’s new Voting Rights Act employed. by Emily McCarty / March 2, 2020
News Spokane nurses want strangulation to stop being overlooked in domestic violence cases A person strangled by an abusive partner is 750 times more likely to be killed by that same person, but the signs often aren't visible. by Emily McCarty / February 24, 2020
Inside Crosscut A call for ballot clarity from an unlikely part of Washington Crosscut Central Washington reporter Emily McCarty tells us what she found in rural, conservative Garfield County where seniors could lose critical transportation in the wake of I-976. by Emily McCarty / November 24, 2019