Joel Wolfram
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At ALS clinic, supporting mental health care not an afterthought
Living with ALS is an extraordinary psychological challenge, and at this clinic, mental health services are integrated into patients’ medical care.
7 years ago
Listen 2:40Suicide crisis reaches beyond combat veterans
Veterans overall have a 22 percent higher risk of suicide than the general population, but women who served are more than twice as likely to take their own life.
7 years ago
ACA enrollees confused by letters estimating higher rate hikes than expected
Many enrollees received letters from their insurance company noting increased premiums for 2018 but they didn't include updated subsidy amounts.
7 years ago
Does Trump's health emergency declaration do enough to address the opioid crisis?
Trump’s public health emergency will allow the federal government to spend from a public health emergency fund, but that fund currently stands at a paltry $57,000.
7 years ago
Listen 2:02Camden vigil puts a human face on the rising death toll of addiction
The vigil put a human face on the statistics making headlines. The names and photos of overdose victims were projected in a slideshow that honored nearly 900 lives cut short.
7 years ago
Safe sites to inject heroin get support from some Philly City Council members
Two members of City Council want Philly to open a safe injection site for opioid users. One says make it in his district.
7 years ago
Listen 1:44Pa. offering $5M worth of naloxone to first responders
Pennsylvania will spend $5 million on the overdose-reversal medication naloxone to help first responders fight the toll of the opioid epidemic.
7 years ago
Major fentanyl bust marks Montco’s designation as heavy drug-trafficking area
"Enough fentanyl to kill half the population of Montgomery County" was confiscated during a drug bust at a Cheltenham shopping center, county officials said Tuesday.
7 years ago
Housing comes first at Philly program for homeless heroin users
Pathways to Housing Pa. uses what's called a "housing-first" approach. Its program for those with severe opioid addiction is one of the first of its kind in the country.
7 years ago
Listen 5:57N.J. mental health advocates say Halloween ‘zombie’ hunt still contributes to stigma
Mental health advocates again are criticizing a New Jersey Halloween attraction they say stigmatizes people with mental illness.
7 years ago
After overdose deaths, Bucks district approves plan to offer drug counseling in schools
7 years ago
Kensington residents say drug users causing more problems in the wake of Conrail cleanup
7 years ago
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