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  6,000 miles and a chance: My mom's pursuit of a better life

  The decision to leave home is never an easy one. Immigrating 6,000 miles for a chance at a better life is a significant risk. RadioActive’s Idrissa Gaye tells the story of how his mom, May Gueye, said goodbye to friends, family and a stable job in Senegal to pursue higher education in the United States.
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  Oil, homesteading, and a complicated family legacy: Erika Bolstad's 'Windfall'

  Journalist Erika Bolstad inherited the right to drill oil under part of her great-grandmother's homestead in North Dakota. Instead, she dug up the truth behind family legends and wrestled with the ethics of land ownership and fossil fuels in the American West.
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  Many children have lost parents to Covid. Here's how they're coping

  In many ways, the needs of families who’ve lost a caregiver to Covid are similar to the needs of any family that’s lost a parent: grief support, mental health counseling, a way to replace lost income, help with logistics, and childcare, for instance. But the scale of Covid deaths creates a unique set of challenges.
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  KUOW's Swimming Upstream

  KUOW's three-part series "Swimming Upstream" details the mental health-focused journey of one Seattle-area family through crisis.

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  Reporter's notebook: tending to childhood scars in a pandemic, both old and new

  I knew I needed to rope my dad into an uncomfortable conversation — uncomfortable for me, anyway. I wanted to ask him to fill out a questionnaire about his ACEs, or Adverse Childhood Experiences.

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  For moms in recovery, these home visitors offer a lifeline

  Toni Gardner is the type of person who will set up a lawn chair outside the hotel room of someone with a drug addiction, then wait for hours for a foot in the door to connect.

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  A family’s newfound resolve is tested — again: Swimming Upstream

  After a major setback, a family’s will to keep up life-saving routines is put to the test.

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  Breaking a cycle of generational trauma: Swimming Upstream

  A couple lost custody of their daughter after sinking deep into drug addiction. But an unanticipated event prompted them to turn things around.

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  A family’s mental health journey out of crisis: Swimming Upstream

  A family was ripped apart by drug addiction. Now, they're picking up the pieces one day — and several mental health-focused strategies — at a time.
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  Spilled milk to cry over: Baby formula dangerously low

  It’s not getting any easier to find infant formula. The nationwide shortage is worsening as parents and caregivers turn to social media, mutual aid funds and milk banks for extra help. We hear from Harborview Pediatrics Clinic medical director, Dr. Anisa Ibrahim, about how she’s advising parents and caregivers struggling to find food for their infants. You can also find additional resources at doh.wa.gov. The state health department resource page answers questions and provide links to help families find nutritionally appropriate food for their baby.

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