Brittany Hailer, Author at Pittsburgh's Public Source

Active shooter trainings in PA: What have Allegheny County school districts spent?

by Brittany Hailer August 28, 2019November 20, 2019

Pennsylvania schools are required to hold security drills. Most schools are avoiding big expenses.

Yarra Howze (left), principal at Allegheny 6-8, and Beth Delawder (right), assistant principal at Arlington PreK-8, listen to a group discussion during ALICE training on Aug. 7. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Active shooter drills have become common in Pittsburgh-area schools but mental health effects remain unknown

by Brittany Hailer August 14, 2019October 21, 2020

Arlington PreK-8 assistant principal Beth Delawder holds a Nerf gun during ALICE training on Aug. 7. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

A look inside the ALICE active shooter training taken by Pittsburgh Public Schools administrators

by Brittany Hailer August 14, 2019October 21, 2020

Reporting through trauma: Investigating the opioid crisis while my father was homeless

by Brittany Hailer July 9, 2019November 5, 2021

Low-Wage Living

Low-Wage Living: As workers age, health, savings and fear of being overlooked become top issues

by Brittany Hailer June 25, 2019August 16, 2019

Zita Iwuoha, a midwife advocating to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates, poses for the camera.

Mothering the mother: Sister Zita Iwuoha combats black mother mortality in Allegheny County and beyond

by Brittany Hailer June 11, 2019June 17, 2019

Low-Wage Living: KeAnna weathers loss and instability with three children by her side

by Brittany Hailer May 24, 2019May 30, 2019

Danielle Williamson has lived in Glen Hazel Heights for two years. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

In housing authority’s attempt to privatize public housing, missteps bear down on Glen Hazel residents

by Brittany Hailer and Tom Lisi April 1, 2019November 5, 2021

Foster Tarver, 68, was released from prison in June 2018 after the possibility of parole was added to his mandatory life sentence. He'd hoped to find a place to live through the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh but was denied because of his conviction. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Foster Tarver served 49 years as a murder accomplice. Should Pittsburgh’s housing authority deny him housing forever?

by Brittany Hailer February 14, 2019November 5, 2021

A sign indicates the entrance to the PERSAD Center in Lawrenceville, one of the two PERSAD locations in Western Pa. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

How PERSAD Center is dealing with sudden leadership changes and concerns about a no-show policy for its LGBTQ patients

by Brittany Hailer January 17, 2019August 14, 2019