Karen Brown
Reporter/Producer/HostKaren is a radio and print journalist who focuses on health care, mental health, children’s issues, and other topics about the human condition. She has been a full-time radio reporter for NEPM since 1998. Her features and documentaries have won a number of national awards, including the National Edward R. Murrow Award, Public Radio News Directors, Inc. (PRNDI) Award, Third Coast Audio Festival Award, and the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize.
Karen’s work has appeared on NPR, in The New York Times, and other outlets. She previously worked as a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She earned a Masters of Journalism from the University of California at Berkeley in 1996.
She can be reached at karen_brown [at] nepm.org.
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Despite millions of dollars earmarked for gambling treatment in Massachusetts, few in state get helpThe vast majority of state funding for problem gambling is earmarked for treatment and prevention, but many worry the need is still not being met. This is the second story in our three-part series — "Safe Bet: Is Massachusetts fulfilling its problem-gambling mandate?"
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More than five years into MGM Springfield's operations, the state-funded GameSense program remains a key part of the legal mandate to reduce problem gambling. This is the first story in our three-part series — "Safe Bet: Is Massachusetts fulfilling its problem-gambling mandate?"
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Edward Wright has been in prison for four decades. In his sixth petition for a new trial, his lawyers claim new DNA evidence and signs of official misconduct.
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A new $30 million federally-funded center will connect Native and western scientists at 8 international hubs and involve 57 indigenous communities
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Massachusetts’ police oversight commission has released a long-awaited database of officers disciplined for misconduct. Springfield’s police department had more than 400 complaints.
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Michael Morris has agreed to continue to run the day-to-day operation of the Amherst-Pelham school districts through the end of the month to provide the School Committees sufficient time to select a successor and to ensure a smooth transition.
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Black and Hispanic mothers face more risks than white women during childbirth. A new round of funding is part of an effort to reduce the health gap.
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Valley Springs Hospital plans to eventually serve 150 patients but will start with 30 beds when it opens August 14.
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Exercise scientist Sofiya Alhassan says it's important to help preschool teachers work around space limitations to teach gross motor skills.
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Staffing pressures and lower demand in Franklin County led Behavioral Health Network to move its detox beds to Springfield. Longer term treatment will continue in Greenfield.