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Culture of silence limits Latinas battling higher depression rates

Teenagers of all ethnic background encounter depression. But for Latinas, rates are higher than among their black and white counterparts, and even when compared to Latino men, rates are much higher.

Culture of silence limits Latinas battling higher depression rates

Culture of Silence: Helping Latinas Battle High Rates of Depression

Culture of Silence: Helping Latinas Battle High Rates of Depression

Newtown, like others before them, struggling with how to deal with site of mass shooting

Newtown, like others before them, struggling with how to deal with site of mass shooting

Expert says laws, not funding, biggest obstacle to effective mental health treatment

Expert says laws, not funding, biggest obstacle to effective mental health treatment

After a Spate of Mass Shootings, Oak Creek Victims Reflect on the Year

After a Spate of Mass Shootings, Oak Creek Victims Reflect on the Year

Cerberus Capital Management moves to end investment in gun conglomerate

The Sandy Hook tragedy has ignited an open debate on gun control and availability of mental health services. But for the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, the aftermath of the shooting has changing with whom they do business.

Cerberus Capital Management moves to end investment in gun conglomerate

Company that Made Adam Lanza's Assault Rifle Up for Sale

Company that Made Adam Lanza's Assault Rifle Up for Sale

A Liberal's Case for the Right to Bear Arms

A Liberal's Case for the Right to Bear Arms

Don't Mention It: Gun Violence

Don't Mention It: Gun Violence

Language barriers make it tough for Colorado refugees to understand mass shooting

Aurora, Colo., is one of the most diverse cities in that state. It has a vibrant community of refugees, many of whom don't speak English. Recently, a refugee group pulled together an event to try and help people cross the language barrier and get the facts about the violent movie theater shooting there.

Language barriers make it tough for Colorado refugees to understand mass shooting

Emergency response system suffers under patchwork funding

The emergency response team in Oak Creek, Wis., has received high praise for its timely and response to Sunday's shooting. But an emergency medical expert says a response like that is the exception, not the rule. He calls the ambulance system in the United States a public policy disaster.

Emergency response system suffers under patchwork funding

Video shows what to do if you're confronted with an active shooter situation

The office of Houston's mayor created a video to show people what to do if their school or office is invaded by an active shooter. In the wake of recent shootings, it's been viewed more than a half million times on YouTube.

Video shows what to do if you're confronted with an active shooter situation

New Yorker contributor Adam Gopnik reflects on Colorado shooting

One week after the Colorado shooting, Adam Gopnik takes a look back at what happened and what needs to change. Though it's impossible to say that violence in American pop culture causes mass murdering, Gopnik says, the two are connected. Has the cost of movie violence gotten too high?

New Yorker contributor Adam Gopnik reflects on Colorado shooting
The World

Gun Culture in Israel

The debate over gun control is settled in Israel: you can have a gun if you want, but you better be able to use it properly.

Gun Culture in Israel

Colorado shooter labeled as terrorist by some, too early to tell for others

Investigators have yet to uncover a motive behind 24-year-old James Holmes' deadly assault in a Colorado movie theater last week. Whether the attack qualifies as an act of terrorism is a complicated question that may not have a conclusive answer.

Colorado shooter labeled as terrorist by some, too early to tell for others