Domestic violence rates in New York City remain “stubbornly high” after the pandemic, particularly compared to the dramatic drops in other violent crime. One in five families with children in shelters report domestic violence as the main cause of their homelessness. Add in a shortage of affordable housing, and it's clear why family homelessness is at historic highs— and why the city now faces a humanitarian crisis.

A trip to Panama early in her optometry doctorate program gave Farhana Jui a concrete understanding of how many individuals in the world lack access to critical medical care and how she could help.