Lauren Kirchner, Author at Pacific Standard

‘Unprecedented Levels’ of Mental Illness Among Gang Members

Young men in gangs are disproportionately prone to anxiety disorders, psychosis.

Likewise, divorce can send past offenders back into lives of crime.

Whatever the method, it’s in everyone’s best interest.

Here are their five demands.

A study of the political upheaval in Kenya shows what harm violence can have on the children who witness it.

A counterintuitive approach to addiction in “Canada’s poorest postal code.”

Public opinion of the death penalty remains stable in the U.S., and higher in Texas.

From elder meetings to equine therapy, programs focusing on healing are found to be cheaper and more effective than jail time.

Houston is the first target.

Scientists are working to study the make-up and effects of bath salts, while ER doctors are struggling to treat its victims.