Yvonne Abraham’s column “When the system abuses” (Metro, May 4) highlights two parents who were subjected to a horrific, monthslong investigation by the Department of Children and Families. Sarah ...

The stakes can be very high when the Department of Children & Families intercedes between a parent and their child. Now imagine if the parent doesn’t speak English. And so began Abad’s five-year ...

This article originally appeared in the Month Year issue of Vital Signs Over 22 percent of US households speak a language other than English. Because of this, the healthcare industry faces significant ...

Health systems have a lot to gain from clinician education around effective communication with non-English-speaking patients. In 2013, more than 61 million people in the US reported speaking a ...

Ghana has become home to many migrants from Francophone countries due to educational, professional, economic, and socio-political factors, among others. These factors also interact well with the ...