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There are four more days until PublicSourcce's The Story Behind the Story: EQT's Gas Play event. Join PublicSource reporter Quinn Glabicki and Editor-in-Chief Halle Stockton on July 9 at noon on Zoom as they discuss our investigative series on fracking giant EQT’s impact on air, water and community health as well as the global climate conversation. Register here.
Nev Jones, who has schizophrenia, was nudged out of grad school in Chicago. She was treated as delusional by mental health professionals. Now she’s an associate professor with tenure at the University of Pittsburgh — even as she continues to fight to empower the voices of others with serious mental illness.
Also, this week, PublicSource shared photos from one of Pennsylvania's largest Fourth of July celebrations as the country moves through polarizing political times. We aired perspectives from unhoused people and advocates a month after the Second Avenue Commons shelter fire. Finally, we added another public-service guide to our lineup, gathering information for those experiencing temporary or long-term food insecurity. Check out all of our guides here.

Schizophrenia, stigma and systems hold so many back, which made it tough to celebrate my hard-won tenure
 

Photo essay: Canonsburg’s outsized Fourth of July parade sees tens of thousands celebrate the nation’s history, spirit
 
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A month after the shelter fire, unhoused people ‘strive for another day’ as advocates look ahead

When nutritious food is too expensive, there’s help available
 

ADHD patients in Pa. struggle to find medication and maintain normalcy amid ongoing shortage
 
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