In one Long Island district, a free wellness center offers kids coping skills and support to get through their most vulnerable moments.

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When given the option, more and more farmers and their kids want to quit factory farming. The Transfarmation Project helps them do just that.

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As awareness of rural mental health issues grows, so too does a mosaic of efforts to help: teletherapy, hotlines, “resiliency circles” and more.

Though increasingly common for movies and TV, the practice has yet to become widespread in live performance venues. Gravity Access is trying to change that. While Black artists often top the charts, ...

Other places could learn from the island country, where measures like audio description and braille surtitling have become standard practice.

A Patient Is a Person is a series about how whole-person health is transforming the patient journey. It is supported by funding from UPIC Health. This is an excerpt from The Connection Cure: The ...

For almost four decades, Dorothy and Don Harms tethered their lives to the needs of their dairy cows. Twice daily milking. Seasonal races to plant and harvest corn and alfalfa for feed. The fourth ...

Caroline Preston is managing editor who helps oversee Hechinger's K-12 and higher ed coverage. Her writing has appeared in publications including NBC News, The New York Times, The Washington Post and ...

In one Long Island district, a free wellness center offers kids coping skills and support to get through their most vulnerable moments.