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Police officers can help prevent domestic violence killings by asking the right questions, research shows
More states are seeking to make "lethality assessment" questionnaires mandatory or more widely used during domestic violence calls.
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When foster care kids are sex trafficked, some states fail to figure it out
A federal audit shows some states don’t conduct federally required screenings.
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States lose track of thousands of foster children each year. Some are never found.
Teens who disappear from the foster care system are at high risk of sexual exploitation.
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Medical exceptions to abortion bans often exclude mental health conditions
Pregnant people were more likely to die from mental health conditions than any other cause, a CDC analysis found.
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