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FIRED: The DOGE Layoffs Hit Black Women Hard
BY LOTTIE JOINER • FEATURE • OCTOBER 7, 2026
This series reveals how the mass federal layoffs not only shattered livelihoods and upended families, but also devastated the Black women who have often been the backbone of their families and communities.
Trump Accused of Rape and Participating in Epstein’s Abuse Network in New Report by House Democrats
‘The actual evidence we have seen…indicates that Trump abused, assaulted, and even raped numerous women alongside, and in coordination with, the most infamous sex trafficker in history,’ says the report.
‘I’m Sticking to My Sobriety’: Minnesota’s Karen Teens Navigate Two Cultures and an Opioid Crisis
In St. Paul, community collaboration is the ‘secret sauce’ helping the fight against opioid addiction among Karen and Karenni youth.
‘This Is the First Time I’ve Touched Grass’: Inside the U.S. College Campuses Pioneering Social Prescriptions
As a mental health crisis overwhelms college students and counseling departments, universities are creating programs that prescribe nature, arts and belonging.
Trump’s Proposed Changes Could Gut Mental Health Support for Kids in Head Start: The View from a San Francisco Classroom
The rule changes would eliminate the requirement that all Head Start programs use mental health consultants, prohibit expulsions, and other rules designed to promote a safe, nurturing environment.
MindSite News Interviews
Before ‘The Pitt,’ Chicagoans Fought for a South Side Trauma Center. This Surgeon Now Runs It
Dr. Selwyn Rogers, Jr. leads the South Side’s only Level 1 trauma center. He wants to go beyond treating shooting victims to help heal the gun epidemic.
‘It’s Incredibly Frustrating Lindsay Clancy’s Psychiatrists Missed Diagnosing Postpartum Psychosis When She Was Hospitalized’
An exclusive interview about the Lindsay Clancy case with maternal mental health expert Joy Burkhard
Guest Essay
We Don’t Prosecute Dementia. Why Do We Prosecute Psychosis?
Lindsay Clancy didn’t get a verdict. She got judged anyway.
Mental Health News
As Third Places Disappear, NYC Teens Claim a Fifth Avenue Library as Their Own
The remodeled library’s Teen Center helps youth combat isolation and loneliness by connecting with each other
How 9/11’s firefighters began to heal from unspeakable trauma
‘At the FDNY, we lost 343 members…The devastation was so total that action seemed like the only antidote.’
Investigations
‘I Can’t Focus on My Schoolwork’: A High School Student Agonizes That Her Parents Will Be Seized While She’s in Class
As Trump and the Supreme Court dismantle the system that protected millions of immigrant families who fled danger, children wonder: Will we be next?
A Three-Year-Old Tries to Cope Without his Beloved Papi
When a parent is taken away by ICE, a child’s world implodes. The long-term consequences include depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Mental Health News
As AI ‘Therapists’ Dish Out Advice, California Lawmakers Try to Set Some Limits
The use of chatbots has exploded over the last two years, and people are increasingly turning to them for mental health advice.
LA County Says a Program Meant to Help People with Serious Mental Illness is Gaining Traction
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health court is gaining more participants in Los Angeles County. CARE Court treats people with serious mental health conditions.
Investigations
In Depth
‘I Had to Get My Mind Right’: The Challenges to Loving Relationships After Being Laid Off by DOGE
After the federal firings, Black women felt betrayed and disillusioned. One longtime federal worker learned from experience the importance of community — that people who have experienced collective trauma need collective resilience.
Recovering From a ‘Gut Punch’: Black Women Fired by Trump and Musk Work to Overcome Shame and Self-Blame
Black women working for the federal government did what they were supposed to do. They got their degrees. They excelled at their jobs. They received awards for excellent performance. Yet their achievements could not protect them from the political winds.
The Trauma and Resilience of Afghans: An Interview with Dr. Qais Alemi
Alemi says refugee trauma stems not only from war atrocities, but from cultural dislocation and the loss of language and identity.
Michigan’s LGBTQ+ student clubs create affirming spaces inside public schools
Such alliances can provide LGBTQ+ students safe, welcoming places to connect
State of Mental Health
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As Third Places Disappear, NYC Teens Claim a Fifth Avenue Library as Their Own
The remodeled library’s Teen Center helps youth combat isolation and loneliness by connecting with each other
Superstar Athletes Open Up at Project Healthy Minds 5th Annual World Mental Health Day Festival
Bringing together athletes, entertainers, and mental health experts, the 5th Annual World Mental Health Day Festival featured candid conversations on identity, screen time, and emotional resilience.
The Salon Experience on Rikers Island That Some Hope Could Scale Across the Country
How the Beauty Beyond Bars salon brought renewed confidence and hope to three women preparing for release from Rikers Island.
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