With a snow storm brewing over the Delaware Valley, residents are rushing to stores. As WHYY's Maiken Scott found out – panicked food shopping is about being prepared for the worst – and seeking comfort during bad weather.

Tiger Woods had to do it, so did Mark McGwire, John Edwards and Harry Reid…. they had to make an apology. But – there's lots more to a real apology than saying "I'm sorry". WHYY's Behavioral Health reporter Maiken Scott spoke with psychologists Dan Gottlieb about apologies – what makes them sincere, and how they affect relationships:

People with disabilities say they have been hit especially hard by the recession. In Philadelphia, they got a chance to voice their concerns to officials from the department of labor.

"I hate you – don't leave me" is the name of a popular book on Borderline Personality Disorder. The title only begins to describe the intense, rapidly changing emotions and fear of abandonment that people with this mental illness experience.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are embarking on a new research project with 10 million dollars in stimulus money. It integrates behavioral health research with genetic information.

What kinds of resources are available to families? Who can they connect with for information and help? What kind of schooling is best? What happens as a child with special needs becomes an adult, and needs different services? What kind of long-term plans should be in place?

Many soldiers returning from war struggle with mental health issues but are reluctant to seek treatment. The Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center is launching a new program that enlists the help of family members in getting vets into care.

Thousands of residents in the region are honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with a day of service today. Volunteering doesn't just help people and communities, it also has mental health benefits for the volunteers.
Maiken Scott spoke with psychologist Dan Gottlieb:

Psychiatric wards typically serve to stabilize those with severe mental illness when they're in crisis. But a new inpatient unit at Philadelphia's Friends Hospital takes a different approach.

In the aftermath of a child's injury, parents often struggle with pain of their own. A new study from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia examines how parents cope psychologically after a child is injured.