Giles Bruce
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As more children become uninsured, advocates are hoping Biden will reverse the slide
Will a Joe Biden presidency lead to real gains in the number of kids with insurance? After COVID-19, the unmet needs among kids will be immense. → Read More
How are freelance journalists faring during COVID-19? We asked around.
“In a weird and dark way, it’s a good time to be a health reporter," one freelancer said. → Read More
Outreach workers struggle to halt rising numbers of uninsured children
From Trump's change to the public charge rule to language barriers and lack of transportation, outreach workers face an uphill battle when it comes to getting more kids covered. → Read More
New study details the long shadows cast on children after parents are locked up
Incarcerating parents can have a major mental health impact on the children left behind and lead to risky behaviors, even as those kids become adults. → Read More
What does the research say is the best way to treat victims of child maltreatment?
Prevention is always king, but what does the evidence say about the best way to treat kids who have already suffered abuse? → Read More
Can big data help prevent child abuse and neglect?
There’s more information known about every man, woman and child in the U.S. than ever before, in digital form. Why not use that data to protect the youngest, most vulnerable members of society? → Read More
Children are falling off the public insurance rolls — here's why advocates are worried
“It’s been a very welcoming climate to insuring children,” said Joan Alker, director of Georgetown's Center for Children and Families. “That welcome mat has been pulled back.” → Read More
'Punishing poverty': Is Indiana's child welfare system stacked against the poor?
Jules grew up in a home that often didn't have electricity, water or heat. → Read More
Want to reduce child neglect? Put more money in the pockets of poor families
Child neglect is closely tied to poverty. By focusing on individual families accused of mistreating their kids, are we letting society off the hook? → Read More
What works to boost children's health insurance? A tale of two states
A look at how the country’s two biggest states have insured their kids helps explain why nearly 4 million American children remain without health coverage. → Read More
When getting mom and baby to the right hospital is a matter of life or death
It's a high-stakes problem lawmakers across the country are increasingly trying to address. → Read More
Reporter questions assumptions to reveal hidden link between Indiana pollution and infant mortality
For reporter Giles Bruce, it wasn't until he jettisoned all his preconceived notions about what was driving Indiana's high infant death rate that he found his real story. → Read More
In Indianapolis, a baby dies every 3 1/2 days
In the past 30 years, Indianapolis' infant mortality rate has decreased by more than a third. But Indiana still has the second-highest black infant mortality rate in the country. → Read More
Fort Wayne, Ind. mom shares tragic story of losing baby
Jourdan Harris was one of 613 Indiana babies who died before their first birthdays in 2015. The state has the eighth-highest rate of infant deaths in the nation. Many are preventable. → Read More
Nonprofit looking to hire five nurses in Lake County
MERRILLVILLE — A local nonprofit is looking to hire five nurses to visit the homes of first-time mothers in Lake County. → Read More
Order paleo meals to go in Northwest Indiana
CROWN POINT — When her husband went on a paleo diet a few years back, J. Ballentine decided that it would be easier if she did, too. → Read More
Schererville girl helps cousin with rare disease
SCHERERVILLE — Cheryl Covey’s granddaughter, Scarlett Arnold, was born with Prater-Willi syndrome, a genetic condition characterized by physical and developmental delays. → Read More
Prosector approaches IUN program with late daughter in mind
GARY — Justin Golday placed a rose in honor of Carol Dolezal’s late husband, Jeff, under the tree, atop the memorial stone. → Read More
Lansing mom and daughter swap kidney with Texans
LANSING — Dyamond Lindsey watches a lot of "Grey's Anatomy." So she was familiar with the concept of kidney exchanges. → Read More
Highland youth sports coach dies
HIGHLAND — Dan Salus, a youth sports coach who continued to lead his players despite battling stomach cancer, died Monday. He was 47. → Read More