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Sedgwick County has the most evictions in Kansas. One landlord is responsible for a quarter of them.
Lack of officers hampering Wichita police department’s morale-building and community policing efforts
Alimenta la mente: cómo las bibliotecas de Wichita ofrecen más que solo libros para aprender
Feed the mind: how the Wichita libraries offer more than just books for learning
5 of the most inspiring self-help books available at local Wichita libraries
Latinos: ¿mantener la tradición cultural o confiar en extraños para que cuiden de los suyos?
Latinos face tough choice
When police put use-of-force decisions under a microscope
‘No soy mi trastorno’: estudiante habla sobre vivir con esquizofrenia
‘I am not my disorder:’ Student speaks on living with schizophrenia
How To Talk About Feeling Bad
La población sin hogar de Wichita crece al número más alto en 12 años
Wichita’s homeless population grows to highest number in 12 years
WJC widens its audience through text-messaging system
San Francisco’s Community Ambassadors Program uses a human touch in working with homeless population
Hope and Healing: Paint Night and Suicide Prevention Training
His rental house wasn’t up to code. After calling the city, he got a notice to leave.
Michigan city offers Wichita a road map for providing seamless mental health care
Housing discrimination was outlawed in 1968. But Wichita’s Black-white homeownership gap persists.
Mental health hospital slated for Wichita could solve some problems but faces staffing questions
Homeless told to move on. They’re used to it.
Sedgwick County adds new services for those in jail with mental illness
How one Kansas City nonprofit is providing a solution for unhoused veterans
Muslim in Kansas: Taben Azad’s quest to belong
‘I’m just so angry’: Wichitans feel state neglected to warn them of danger
Community is key after experiencing a loss to suicide, Wichita mental health leaders say
Defying a “gang list” label to find his voice and lend it to others
A diferencia de la mayoría de las cárceles en Kansas, el condado de Douglas ha encontrado una manera de encerrar a menos reclusos con enfermedades mentales.
Seniors grapple with transportation needs
Sedgwick County Task Force makes Recommendations to Legislative Committee in Cedric Lofton Case
Unlike most jails in Kansas, Douglas County has found a way to lock up fewer mentally ill inmates
What Wichita can learn from a city that reinvented crisis intervention
‘I don’t want another child’s death’: Police, agencies adopt some Lofton task force ideas
Derby high school student illustrates challenges many face getting help with mental health struggles
A Check Up from the Neck Up: Mental Health Association’s Eric Litwiller on the State of Mental Health in Kansas.
Seeing Beyond: Author Kate Radley Speaks on Stigma and the Realities of Living with Mental Illness.
More homeless people in Sedgwick County are dying due to fentanyl poisoning
Student Body President John Kirk opens up about his mental health
Join the WJC for ‘Preventing Suicide In Our Community’
Homeless vet village on hold
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Kansas Speaks: 77% concerned about Kansas economy
Here’s what poll watchers see when they observe elections in Kansas
Officials overseeing Kansas elections provide a view behind the curtain
Do Kansans trust the outcome of elections? See what a Fort Hays State survey found
How a ‘stop the steal’ could roil Kansas elections
Kansas ranks among the worst in the country on both mental illness and its treatment
One in two Kansans’ mental health impacted since pandemic, poll finds
How Kansas voting laws came to be
With sports betting legalized, counselors worry Kansas is unprepared for problem gambling increase
What you need to know about provisional ballots in Kansas
Wichita Journalism Collaborative Partners host sessions at KSPA Conference
Sedgwick County commissioners spar, shoot down aging budget boost for now
Gubernatorial candidates stake out positions on senior-related issues
Los Latinos son el segundo grupo de votantes más grande del país. ¿Son acaso los más vulnerables?
Latinos are the nation’s second-largest voting bloc. Are they the most vulnerable?
How does the Sedgwick County jail handle people with mental illness? Sometimes, a restraint chair.
‘So many checks and balances’
The state of Kansas wants your feedback on a plan to clean up a toxic site in northeast Wichita
Family’s three generations of physicians honored
Calls to crisis line go up in Sedgwick County following 988 rollout
Join the WJC for ‘Preventing Suicide In Our Community’
Explore the future of Wichita journalism at Aug. 24 film screening
One year later, little progress on expanding COMCARE Crisis Center
Sedgwick County prepares for launch of new 988 mental health hotline
Why Sedgwick County turns its eyes to San Antonio for mental health solutions
Los grupos de autoayuda en español están llenando un vacío en temas de salud mental.
Self-Help Groups in Spanish are filling the gap on Mental Health issues.
Kansas Now Has The Beds It Needs For Most Kids Awaiting Psychiatric Care, But Not The Workers
Becas para estudiantes hispanos en el área de Wichita
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