Chris Serres

Reporter
Social Services
Serres writes about issues affecting society's most vulnerable populations, including the poor, elderly, mentally ill and people with cognitive and physical disabilities. He is married and has two children, Dominic, 12, and Emmanuelle, 10. He has been a newspaper reporter for 20 years.

Contact

EMAIL
chris.serres@startribune.com
PHONE
612-673-4308

Latest from Chris Serres

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Barnett 'Bud' Rosenfield, fierce voice for Minnesotans with disabilities, dies at 57

As an attorney, he won landmark legal advances for people with disabilities.
August 17, 2023

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St. Paul fire captain and union leader Chris Parsons dies at 48

His cause of death listed as cardiac arrest.
June 18, 2023

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Wrong-way driver on I-94 dies in crash with FedEx truck

Another driver was rushed to the hospital after both vehicles burst into flames.
June 18, 2023

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'It was now or never.' After brain injury, Minneapolis woman, 87, wins struggle for bus safety

The measure was among a bevy of items passed this spring that seek to improve the lives of those with disabilities.
May 29, 2023
Joy Rindels-Hayden, 87, waged a prolonged campaign to pass a state law to improve bus safety during the dangerous winter months after she suffered a near-debilitating brain injury years ago while getting off a metro bus and was seen getting off a bus near a Southside food pantry Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minn. ]

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Steps from George Floyd Square, a mental health treatment center will open

The 13-bed treatment center will help people transition back to everyday life after a mental health crisis.
May 22, 2023

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Minn.'s juvenile justice system set to see sweeping changes

The legislation could shift power away from local prosecutors and courts by encouraging the use of restorative justice practices.
May 15, 2023

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'Tough love' out, unconditional support in for Minnesotans struggling with addiction

Amid a torrent of drug overdoses, some families are turning away from a tough-love response.
May 13, 2023
Thrive! Family Recovery Resources support group surround Deirdre Johnson only days after her daughter died of a fentanyl overdose, in Lakeville, Minn.

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Minnesota woman with disabilities returns home after legal saga

Cindy Hagen's case had galvanized disability rights advocates.
May 3, 2023
Attorney Misti Okerlund smoothed client Cindy Hagen's hair before Hagen was released from the Mayo Clinic hospital in Austin, Minn.

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Minneapolis toddler's death triggers fresh concerns about child protection

The short and chaotic life of Derric Fulks Jr. exposes gaps in Minnesota's system for protecting children.
April 30, 2023

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Sexual assault of senior with dementia caught on camera in Burnsville, underscoring power of video surveillance

Small cameras have grown in popularity as tools for families to detect abuse in senior homes.
April 19, 2023

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Lifeline of medical gear flows from Minneapolis to Ukraine

Nearly $4 million in life-saving medical supplies have been shipped to Ukraine by local volunteers.
April 6, 2023
Sasha Sakurets, a Ukrainian American volunteer and nurse at M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital, and Mykola Sarazhynskyy, a volunteer with Stand with Ukraine MN, sort through surplus orthopedic surgery instruments in the hospital's basement.

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Minnesota woman wins legal victory in bid to free herself from guardianship

Cindy Hagen is confident she'll move home in May.
April 4, 2023
Cindy Hagen talks on the phone in her hospital room at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Austin, Minn., on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Hagen has been confined to a hospital room because she can't find caregivers to support her at home. The 49-year-old woman, who has limited mobility because of her disability, won a legal victory that she hopes will let her move home in May.
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