Community Health Archives – Scalawag

Sentenced to Trauma: Inside the volatility and disorder of prison

by Carla J. Simmons November 21, 2022November 21, 2022

How arbitrary punishment in prison spurs invasive nightmares, dissociative events, crippling anxiety, and substance abuse.

The Reverend Kenneth B. Thomas Sr., pastor of Bethesda Worship and Healing Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas, hugs Cory Brigham after ordaining him into the ministry during Sunday service on August 15, 2021. All photos by Terrance Armstard for The Guardian.

'We've come this far by faith:' Vaccines, religion, and community in Arkansas

by Sandra L. Combs and Terrance Armstard September 21, 2021September 21, 2021

Southern Politics

Overdose deaths are reaching record highs in the South as COVID vaccines take priority

by Lovey Cooper September 10, 2021September 21, 2021

Breaking Through COVID: What data can't tell about the South's vaccine rates

by Scalawag Editors and Scalawag Team September 9, 2021September 21, 2021

'We have to evaluate the motives of health care institutions'

by Alysia Nicole Harris September 9, 2021September 21, 2021

HBCUs are keeping the rest of the South safe

by Alexis Wray April 27, 2021May 20, 2021

Southern Politics

Jackson's water crisis: How you can help

by Tim Majors and Scalawag Editors March 9, 2021September 2, 2022

Southern Politics

A new administration still leaves Southern abortion funders with political and cultural barriers

by Clare Busch February 9, 2021February 11, 2021

Safety looks like full bellies in a pandemic

by Courtney Napier November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

Southern Politics

To prevent abhorrent state-run voter suppression and police brutality, look to local action beyond election years

by Anoa Changa November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

Schools witness fallout from behavioral health crisis

by Sammy Feldblum December 14, 2017October 27, 2020

Law enforcement scrambles to offset mental health shortfalls

by Sammy Feldblum December 7, 2017October 27, 2020

To battle opioids, county turns to better policy and hope

by Sammy Feldblum December 4, 2017October 27, 2020

Mental health care failing, the economy and opioids deal a crushing blow to many

by Sammy Feldblum November 30, 2017October 27, 2020

Southern Politics

Virginia's new needle exchange law may limit access in hard-hit areas

by Sarah Schwartz November 15, 2017September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

If you've never shot drugs, you ain't got a clue: Steve's story

by Jonathan Michels and Steve Daniels May 25, 2017September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

Harm reduction is compassion, harm reduction is love: Louise's story

by Jonathan Michels May 14, 2017November 16, 2022

Southern Politics

Listen: a drug users' union is reimagining public health in the South

by Kat Bawden May 17, 2016September 16, 2020