Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Baker Boys: Inside the Surge

By Kern Konwiser and Jon Steele

This four-part independent documentary gives viewers a window into the everyday lives of American soldiers in Iraq, and the emotional and physical cost they bear. Originally produced in 2009.

Wounded Warriors, Wounded Families

By Michael A. Fuoco and Rebecca Droke

This two-part series shines a light on how war affects not only soldiers but their families. Originally published in July, 2009 in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, it is an honorable mention in the 2010 Dart Award for Excellence in the Coverage of Trauma.

Hostages to Justice

By Jeff Seidel, Regina H. Boone, Rick Nease, David Zeman, Kathy Kieliszewski, Susan Hall-Balduf, Steve Anderson, and Jason Karas

This five-part series tells the story of female inmates of Michigan prisons as they endured years of sexual assault at the hands of guards. Originally published in January 2009 by the Detroit Free Press, received an honorable mention for the 2010 Dart Award for Excellence in the Coverage of Trauma.

Fighting Crime Together

By Janet Wiscombe

A series of articles exploring how communities adapt to and recover from urban trauma.  Originally published as a series in the Long Beach Press-Telegram from August to November, 1993.

Mental Anguish, Injustice & the Military

By Daniel Zwerdling and Anne Hawke

In late 2006, Daniel Zwerdling reported for NPR on soldiers being punished, instead of treated, for having mental health problems. His groundbreaking reports led to investigation by the Senate, Pentagon and Government Accountability Office and widespread promises of reform.

Love, War & PTSD: Peter & Anna Mohan

By Karen Brown and Jill Kaufman

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is usually a soldier’s story. This pair of broadcasts tells, instead, the story of a couple. Originally aired on WFCR (New England) in May and December, 2007.

Lethal Impulse

By Jeremy Olson and Erin Grace

Each teen suicide is a puzzle with pieces missing. Gone is the only person who might know the exact reasons. But taken together, these deaths reveal much about the social forces contributing to teen suicide. Originally published in the Omaha World-Herald in May, 2005.

What Rape?

By Jeremy Kohler

This story documents the repeated failures of the St. Louis police to respond adequately to serious allegations of sexual abuse. Originally published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in August, 2005.

The Healing Fields

By Jane Hoback and Ellen Jaskol

A 12-part series about a couple who survived the Cambodian killing fields and returned years later to help others. The devistation of genocide is revealed through their own journey and that of the women they seek to rescue fro a life of prostitution. Originally published in the Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) in June, 2004.

Women of Juarez

By Yvette Cabrera, Minerva Canto, and Rose Palmisano

An eight-part series about survivors in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, a community that has lost hundreds of women to unsolved murders in the past decade.  Originally published in the Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA), in 2004.

The Ones She Left Behind

By Carol Smith and Renee Byer

The story of a man left to care for his infant son after his wife committed suicide while suffering severe post-partum depression. Originally published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA), in 2003.

Chasing Hope

By David Hafetz and Rodolfo Gonzalez

An article chronicling the injuries and recovery of Jacqueline Saburido, a spirited young woman burned and disfigured when a drunk driver veered into her car. Originally published in the Austin American-Statesman (Austin, TX) in 2002.

Camp Z30-D: The Survivors

By Anh Do, Tran Phan, and Eugene Garcia

Written with grace and restraint, these stories of Vietnamese men and women imprisoned for “re-education” reveal their suffering in the camp and their struggles as refugees in the U.S. Originally published in the Orange County Register on April 29, 2001.

Latisha's Children

A six-part series following the lives of four small children after their mother was murdered by her boyfriend, and of the grandmother who stepped forward to care for them. Originally published in the St. Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN), in 2001.

Aftershocks of a Crime Spree

A series describing the impact of a string of armed robberies on its many victims, including the trauma experienced by the police officer who shot and killed the suspect.  Originally published in the Detroit Free Press in 2001.

After the Fire

Part One: Burned

By Robin Gaby Fisher and Matt Rainey

This seven-part series about two young men severely burned in the dormitory fire at Seton Hall University chronicles the reality of recovery for the victims, their families, and those who care for them. Originally published in The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), in September, 2000. 

Columbine

By Dan Luzadder

A series that focused on the victims and community impact of the Columbine High School shootings. Originally published in the Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) in 1999.

Michael's Story

By Leon Alligood and Larry McCormack

A ten-part series about a young man paralyzed by random gunfire, and the family and community that support him.  Originally published as a series in the Nashville Banner in December, 1997.

Loved to Death

By Steve Jackson

The story of a woman stalked, terrorized, and shot by her ex-husband.

Death by Love

A series of articles on domestic violence victims murdered by a lover or spouse.  Originally printed in The Times, Munster, IN, in 1995.