Laura Benshoff
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Delaware County pilot program puts mental health decisions in patients hands
A consortium of mental health service providers and researchers has organized a novel treatment option for people who get a lot of servic ...
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ListenParents of addicted children find much needed support in one another
At a recent workshop in Bryn Mawr, parents of addicts gathered in a college auditorium for a summit called “Other Faces of Addictio ...
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ListenGroups try to mobilize ‘unlikely’ voters for midterm elections
Education levels and interest in politics are the biggest drivers of voter turnout, which is much lower during midterm elections. So, lea ...
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Unity pledge advanced as ‘rainbow flag’ of solidarity for mental illness
The rainbow is now an internationally recognized symbol of solidarity with LGTBQ communities. The not-for-profit group Active Minds wants ...
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ListenRocket explosion has silver lining, say Ocean City student scientists
Students at Ocean City High School started working on science projects last November to compete for a place on the NASA Antares rocket. S ...
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Temple project uses GPS to better understand life with a serious mental illness
Researchers at Temple University are using the same GPS technology that helps you get directions on your smartphone to unearth new data o ...
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Campaign to ‘kick Ebola in the butt’ aims for viral success
Put down that ice bucket. Two Philadelphians are trying to “kick Ebola in the butt” with their own video awareness campaign. ...
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In wake of Rice decision, N.J. bills would change domestic violence law
Outrage over the Ray Rice trial earlier this year – in which the professional football player avoided jail time through pretrial ...
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N.J. seeks proposals for ‘social skill-based’ games to bump casino revenues
New Jersey’s Division of Gambling Enforcement put out a call for proposals last week for skill-based social games – think “ ...
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Varied reaction to graphic anti-abortion display on Independence Mall
On a giant screen, demonstrators played a video that mashed up Martin Luther King, Jr.’s March on Washington speech, eerie music an ...
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Changes to Delaware’s mental health laws a ‘mixed bag,’ say advocates
This week, Delaware updated its mental health laws, some for the first time in a half century. But advocates are saying not every c ...
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Drexel professor questions 21-day Ebola incubation period
Calculating incubation periods – or how long it takes for contact with an infected person to result in disease – is not exact. ...
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