Behavioral Health

People getting hit and killed on the SEPTA tracks is a common tragedy — it happens almost every month. For train drivers, it's a traumatic hazard of the trade.

Five years ago, Philadelphia police found a girl nearly naked in a snowy, abandoned lot. That dark day led to a brighter future for special needs kids.

For Thanksgiving, we’re going to bring you some of the best interviews from Radio Times past about the human condition.

The dos and don’ts of meeting your new partner's parents, what’s at stake, and we’ll hear some personal stories of meeting the parent’s gone good, and bad.

Growing up, my friends and I took for granted that we would always see each other the night before the holiday. Until we couldn’t.

Studies are accumulating showing the teen brain, consistently plied with alcohol, won’t reach maturity and damaged genetic material may be passed on.

Thanksgiving usually means we’re going big — way over the top. Twice as much turkey as we could possibly eat; more side dishes than ...

Gratitude journaling, it turns out, transformed the neuroscientist’s grief — and likely his brain

What works in policing high-crime areas, and what doesn't?

Experiencing traumatic things as a child puts you at risk for lifelong health effects, according to a body of research.

The brain waves generated during deep sleep appear to trigger a cleaning system in the brain that protects it against Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

A new report finds that Prevention Point Philadelphia averted more than 10,000 HIV cases, over the course of 10 years.

Hugging a dog is one life's greatest joys. Getting to see fur on four legs and a wagging tail is like experiencing a love drug — quite literally.

Applied behavior analysts are licensed in 30 states. Pennsylvania isn't one of them.

The department joins a growing effort to team up with behavioral health experts to help people with substance use disorder or mental health issues.