January 17, 2023 | 2:08 PM
Brett Sholtis
Brett Sholtis was a health reporter for WITF/Transforming Health until early 2023. Sholtis is the 2021-2022 Reveal Benjamin von Sternenfels Rosenthal Grantee for Mental Health Investigative Journalism with the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. His award-winning work on problem areas in mental health policy and policing helped to get a woman moved from a county jail to a psychiatric facility. Sholtis is a University of Pittsburgh graduate and a Pennsylvania Army National Guard Kosovo campaign veteran.
Latest by Brett Sholtis
January 3, 2023 | 5:29 PM
Mark Rozzi, a Democrat, is elected Pennsylvania House speaker
Rozzi says he’ll be an “independent” who won’t caucus with either party.
December 29, 2022 | 5:55 PM
Doug Mastriano ‘apparently’ called Mike Pence on the day of the Capitol attack
December 28, 2022 | 5:00 AM
Top stories of 2022: As 988 hotline goes live, Pa. counties brace for increase in calls
The suicide prevention line helps save lives — but counties need steady funding for it to work.
December 13, 2022 | 1:29 PM
Lancaster County, Pa. town finds compromise on local library funding
After months of debate, Akron will continue funding Ephrata Public Library.
December 2, 2022 | 2:41 PM
Norfolk Southern train derails outside of Harrisburg
Roads closed as the company investigates the incident.
November 23, 2022 | 2:35 PM
Pennsylvania veterans’ homes need nurses and health care workers
The homes are turning away veterans due to lack of staffing.
November 21, 2022 | 9:19 PM
Citing ‘conservative values,’ a town in Lancaster County, Pa. plans to cut local library funding
One councilman opposed a women’s health class “because it was related to sexual matters.”
November 14, 2022 | 3:50 PM
Jails fail to accommodate people with mental illness. In some cases, it’s a civil rights violation.
Conditions in some corrections facilities are a a moral failure that also costs taxpayers millions.
