MENTAL HEALTH
Lawmakers Investigate Psychiatric Industry as Spending Surges While Outcomes Worsen Nationwide
As psychiatric treatment doubles and prescriptions surge, key measures show worsening mental health nationwide. A congressional roundtable raised alarms over drug harms and billions lost to fraud.
FEATURED
CORRUPTION
FOIA Request Hits Dead End as Hawaii House Deletes Emails in $35,000 Bribery Case
Years of legislative emails were wiped under official policy, cutting off a critical line of inquiry into a $35,000 payoff.
DRUGS
Dealer Who Supplied Fatal Dose to Matthew Perry Sentenced to 15 Years
A self-styled “Ketamine Queen” who flaunted a jet-setting lifestyle was sentenced after prosecutors said she sold dozens of vials that led to the actor’s fatal overdose.
DRUGS
Nitazenes Detected in Wastewater at 70% of Missouri Schools Tested
A highly potent class of synthetic opioids has turned up in wastewater at 26 of 37 monitored Missouri schools. Officials warn the drugs are spreading rapidly and often go undetected.
FEATURED VIDEO
János Dobos & Klára Hídvégi
János Dobos and Klára Hídvégi are fighting the corruption of the psychiatric industry in Hungary. With thousands of people forced into institutions and often subject to horrific abuses, their work is bringing hope and justice to the nation.
SCIENTOLOGY NEWS
COMMUNITY
Church of Scientology Los Angeles Hosts Thousands at Family-Friendly Easter Festival on L. Ron Hubbard Way
Thousands fill the brick-lined thoroughfare as the Church of Scientology opens its doors to the public, turning a holiday tradition into a living model of community life.
CHURCHES
Celebrating a Decade Helping Atlanta Rise
As the Ideal Church of Scientology of Atlanta marks its 10th anniversary, a Destination: Scientology episode highlights a city defined by welcome, resilience and forward motion.
SCIENTOLOGISTS
Historical Clothiers Bill and Virginia Watson on Building a Marriage, a Business and a Life—All by Hand
From a card table in an attic to a thriving business in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Bill and Virginia Watson have created a world of craftsmanship in which artistry, entrepreneurship and Scientology are deeply intertwined.
MEDIA & ETHICS
REPORT UNETHICAL JOURNALISM
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HUMANITARIAN FEATURES
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Anibal Heredia Burgos: Building Bridges Across Puerto Rico
Faith-Based Coordinator Anibal Heredia Burgos on pioneering interfaith collaboration—and why the new Ideal Church of Scientology of Puerto Rico represents a turning point for community impact.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Public School District Settles Religious Freedom Lawsuit, Restores Training Access for Students
The agreement between the Chicago Board of Education and Moody Bible Institute resolves a four-month dispute over whether public school programs can impose hiring conditions on faith-based institutions.
HUMAN RIGHTS
The World Is Her Classroom: Across 90 Countries Dr. Mary Shuttleworth Teaches Human Rights
Through decades of global outreach, Dr. Shuttleworth has transformed human rights from paper into practice in communities worldwide with one powerful tool: education.
