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Anna Johansen Brown

Anna Johansen Brown

Anna Johansen Brown is features editor for The World and Everything in It and based in Chicago. A former speech and debate coach, she graduated from the World Journalism Institute in 2018. Follow Anna on Twitter @AnnaJohansen_.

Follow Anna Johansen Brown on Twitter @AnnaJohansen_


Articles by Anna Johansen Brown
Friday morning news - May 21, 2021

Friday morning news - May 21, 2021

Cease-fire in Gaza, Capitol riot commission, booster shots, jobless claims, and hurricane predictions

Moscow warns the rest of the world to stay out of its way in the Arctic

Biden’s climate summit, House passes D.C. statehood bill, India’s COVID crisis, vaccine tax credits, and Putin’s pullback

How do health officials monitor potential problems with COVID shots?


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In this final episode, journalists Anna Johansen Brown and Sarah Schweinsberg visit two organizations with similar goals: They want to help the homeless, people who have lost everything and have nowhere to go. But these two organizations chose different strategies … and ultimately, got very different results.

Nonprofits, both Christian and secular, have to watch out for some common pitfalls that threaten to undo all their hard work.

Every year, WORLD hosts the Hope Awards for Effective Compassion. Readers and listeners nominate hundreds of ministries, and we narrow the list to about eight or 10 semi-finalists. Just four make the final cut. This episode is about the runners-up.

Just about anyone working in mental healthcare, criminal justice, or social work will agree: people with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders face a difficult road. This episode is about the 50 million Americans dealing with mental illness.

Coming from a good family doesn’t guarantee a trouble-free life. But having a shaky family foundation makes everything a lot harder. In this episode, journalists Anna Johansen Brown and Sarah Schweinsberg explore what compassion looks like for hurting children, young adults, and their parents.