By Dianne Anderson That old parental fallback, “you didn’t come with a manual,” is no longer an excuse, if it ever was. April is Child Abuse Prevention month, and several parent events are planned to make the community aware of how to be better parents, and get resources for their kids. Viviana Esparza said their ...

By Dianne Anderson No one wants to think about child and youth suicide, but ignoring the problem doesn’t make it go away. Kids are starting early, considering taking their own lives or actually following through from as young as five years old, and Black kids are particularly not immune. At last count in ten years ...