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Is the homeless population disproportionately inclusive of people suffering from mental illness? Are the mentally ill overrepresented amongst the homeless? In the criminal justice system?Is conservatorship the answer? What can history teach us?Joining YLR host, Jeff Hayden, is Dr. George Bach-Y-Rita, Attorney Marianna S. Klebanov, and Deputy San Mateo County Counsel Paul Sheng.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.

On this week's feature on the legal cases former President Trump faces, NYU professor Melissa Murray and NPR's Domenico Montanaro discuss a development in the New York case around hush money payments.

China is trying to reduce the number of wrongful convictions in its legal system. One man's more than two decades-long fight on death row shows why that's so difficult.

Veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team examine the Jan. 6 committee’s evidence, the charges against Trump, his election lies & the Republicans who stood up to him.

In this episode of Crosscurrents, we hear how tending to our mental health can be tough when it feels like the world is on fire. Today, we dig into the psychological impacts of climate change. Then, the history of one local wildlife haven. It's a conversation and a story about taking care of ourselves and the natural world.

Quinton Gray talks about his life-long struggle with mental illness—and the assumptions people make about him.

The hikers were visiting a popular Arizona tourist destination that features towering blue-green waterfalls on the Havasupai reservation deep in a gorge neighboring Grand Canyon National Park.

From dance classes to dental programs, nonprofits are using familiar settings to bring mental health support to Chinese American seniors. Early intervention is helping elders and their families recognize and address mental health issues. Then, we’ll hear from Oakland author Grace Loh Prasad about her new book.

The Washington Post is reviewing star tech columnist Taylor Lorenz's private chat in which she posted a photo of herself near President Biden — and the caption "war criminal."

We talk to Sánchez about growing up in a predominately Mexican neighborhood in Illinois, sex and shame, mental illness, abortion, and more.

Kentucky's legislature passed a ban on street camping, a measure opponents say criminalizes homelessness. The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case that could affect the fate of such bans.

What does the guilty verdict mean for the GOP? What’s next for the case in the legal system?