Maiken Scott

mscott@whyy.org

Maiken Scott is WHYY’s Behavioral Health Reporter and covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from new treatments for depression to the impact of foster care on children to the portrayal of mental illness in pop culture. Maiken started working at WHYY in 1997. Her first job with WHYY was as producer for the weekly mental health program Voices in the Family with Dr. Dan Gottlieb. She still serves as the executive producer for the show. Some of the most memorable shows Dan and Maiken produced together featured interviews with actor Christopher Reeve, mathematician Dr. John Nash, and Mindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn. Maiken has also produced and hosted several award-winning radio documentaries for WHYY; Growing up Big, In The Shadow of 9/11, Healing Healthcare, and Childhood Lost and Found for which she was honored with the prestigious Gracie Allen Award.

Recent stories by Maiken Scott:

• A new beginning for Philadelphia high school drop outs, November 9th, 2010
• Understanding the impact of trauma, November 8th, 2010
• Voting rights and mental illness, November 1st, 2010
• Families of people with mental illnesses say legislative changes are needed, October 25th, 2010
• Download for Bullies?, October 21st, 2010
• Cure or Curse? A look at today’s Electroconvulsive Therapy, October 18th, 2010
• Young caregivers face many challenges, October 18th, 2010
• New clinic combines mental health and primary care services., October 13th, 2010
• Display brings attention to suicide on campus, October 13th, 2010
• Blogging about death, October 11th, 2010
• Philadelphia teen dies after police use stun gun, October 8th, 2010
• Study: Early intervention reduces risk of PTSD in children, October 8th, 2010
• Autism conference targets Latino community, October 7th, 2010
• Iraqi mental health professionals visit Philadelphia, October 6th, 2010
• When loved one has cancer, partner’s mental health suffers, October 4th, 2010
• Out of the Darkness Walk this Sunday, October 1st, 2010
• New law adds protections for adults with intellectual disabilities, September 30th, 2010
• New MS drug can be taken orally, September 28th, 2010
• Scientists say research on learning is being ignored, September 27th, 2010
• New Philadelphia mural celebrates recovery from addiction, September 22nd, 2010
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment for Autism?, September 22nd, 2010
• Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital’s fate undecided, September 21st, 2010
• Documentary uncovers painful family secrets, September 20th, 2010
• Cheating just a little bit?, September 20th, 2010
• Prescription drug abuse up in US, September 17th, 2010
• More research finds no link between autism and preservative in vaccines, September 17th, 2010
• Treating depression in children, September 15th, 2010
• Grocery store tours help students make healthier choices, September 13th, 2010
• Training for School Cops, September 9th, 2010
• Finding support systems to improve mental health, September 6th, 2010