Katie Scarlett Brandt

2 months ago | chicagohealthonline.com | Clavel Rangel |Katie Scarlett Brandt

This is the story of thousands of families, violently uprooted from their homeland, now struggling to build new lives and opportunities for their children. Schools, community members, and human rights organizations have played a crucial role in addressing their mental health needs and integration. Yet, as these families face ongoing hardships, the strength of those support systems is tested every day.

2 months ago | chicagohealthonline.com | Katie Scarlett Brandt

Cancer Patients’ Bill of RightsEffective January 2025The Illinois House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolutionthat states all Illinois residents who have cancer — regardless of their financial situation, race, or background — deserve access to timely treatments, clinical trials, and information. About 78,000 Illinois residents were diagnosed with cancer this past year.

2 months ago | chicagohealthonline.com | Katie Scarlett Brandt |Shannon Sparks

Three-fourths of countries worldwide explicitly protect their citizens’ right to health in their constitutions. The United States is not one of them. Not only is healthcare not considered a human right in the U.S., but insurance companies and their shareholders profit off of denying people care.

Mar 18, 2025 | thepostathens.com | Katie Scarlett Brandt

Nearly 300 Ohio University alumni signed a letter to OU President Lori Stewart Gonzalez in regard to the cancellation of the Black Alumni Reunion and Women’s History Month event. The signatories come from multiple countries, 27 states and Washington, D.C., and span seven decades of students. Read the letter below.

Mar 10, 2025 | chicagohealthonline.com | Clavel Rangel |Katie Scarlett Brandt

Venezuelan migrant children and the mental health journey they faceWhen Texas sent buses of displaced migrants north to sanctuary cities, it was a political move. But there were real people aboard, including thousands of children who had been through significant trauma. How were cities responding to their mental health needs? Chicago Health, along with reporters from El Tiempo Latino and The World, spent the past year investigating that question.