Esmy Jimenez
Podcasts
Stories
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Health Care
Seattle’s troubled past and present suggest a new approach to mental health
The story of Seattle’s first known homeless man and how he was treated speaks to the continuing problems with mental health care 170 years later.
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Mental Health
Vulnerable patients caught in ‘churn’ between Washington mental health care systems face life and death circumstances
Lost Patients is a deeply-reported, six-part docuseries examining the difficulties of treating serious mental illness through the lens of one city's past, present and future. With real-life testimonials from patients, families, and professionals on the front lines, Lost Patients provides a real, solutions-oriented look at how we got stuck here...and what we might do to break free.
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Health
50 years ago, many psychiatric hospitals closed. Did that cause today's mental health crisis?
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Health
Who was Lillian Massey? A journey to Northern State psychiatric hospital
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Health
His mom worried he’d wind up dead. But getting him committed was nearly impossible
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Health
Why do so many people with severe mental illnesses go untreated in WA?
Seven percent of Washingtonians live with a serious mental illness - that’s the second highest level in the nation, right behind Alabama. We see evidence of this on our streets – where the intertwined issues of substance abuse and mental illness are more visible every day. A new podcast from KUOW and The Seattle Times sets out to explore why so many people with severe mental illness go untreated in Washington state.
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Health
A boy named Adam: When psychosis spills onto Seattle streets (Lost Patients podcast)
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ICE detained immigrant children in Washington state. New documents pierce its secrecy
This story was published in partnership with Reveal.
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Report: WA law enforcement agencies still cooperate with ICE, despite state law banning practice
Local law enforcement agencies across Washington state have worked with federal immigration agents to detain undocumented immigrants, despite a state law banning such collaborations. That’s according to a new report from the University of Washington Center for Human Rights.
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Crime
Seattle police chief fires two officers for actions at Capitol riots
A Seattle man pleaded guilty Friday to assaulting police at the January 6 riot and insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Meanwhile, Seattle also fired two of its own police officers who were found to be in attendance.