
Behavioral Health
Why we sometimes laugh during inappropriate times
Some people laugh when they want to cry, or cry when they want to laugh. Turns out, there’s a type of emotion regulation at work.
4 years ago
Listen 8:41How bad cartoons helped relieve the chronic-disease blues
When my spouse spent 48 weeks on chemo, I got markers and paper lunch bags, and tried the gallows humor thing.
4 years ago
Listen 5:44Stigma, cost, and lack of access mean fewer mental health resources for Black men
Quality care is critical right now, therapists said, as Black men absorb both the effects of the pandemic and the impact of racism and police brutality.
4 years ago
Listen 1:34For some graduate students, the cost of doing science is their mental health
Years of research, classwork, teaching and study can take a stressful toll in almost any area.
5 years ago
Listen 12:21Needle exchange programs need to expand, lawmakers say
Bill would create ‘harm reduction’ sites, allow state more control on placement.
5 years ago
Philly police to start flagging 911 calls that involve a behavioral health crisis
The city of Philadelphia announced Friday a new initiative to improve police response to 911 calls coming from people having a behavioral health crisis.
5 years ago
The pandemic has changed the way a lot of us understand and experience happiness. In normal times, we think of happiness as a big-picture ...
Air Date: October 9, 2020
Listen 48:42Selling happiness and finding it in the process
Social media can feel fake — until it brings real joy. By being more herself, one influencer found her community.
5 years ago
Listen 6:39We all know that drinking a lot of alcohol is bad for your health. It’s tied to heart disease, heightened risk for some cancers, addict ...
Air Date: October 2, 2020
Listen 50:08Will synthetic alcohol mean the end of hangovers?
A compound called Alcarelle, now being developed, may promise a buzz without the buzzkill.
5 years ago
Listen 6:34We’re trying to have more meaningful conversations about racism as a country. Part of that means talking about implicit bias — assump ...
Air Date: September 25, 2020
Listen 49:35Can you train people to be less biased?
Seminars and workshops on implicit bias promise to change cultures at police departments, organizations and universities. But how effective are these trainings?
5 years ago
Listen 8:55Philly removes children from Devereux facilities after sex abuse revelations
After 25 years of child sex abuse at Devereux facilities were uncovered in August, Philly is removing 53 children still in the nonprofit’s care.
5 years ago
Incarcerated instead of in treatment
A Bucks woman's experience shows incarceration can make mental illness worse — and that a Pa. law meant to help people instead of putting them behind bars isn't working.
Air Date: September 14, 2020
Listen 14:55Former Obama AG Loretta Lynch to lead audit into child sexual abuse at Devereux
Former U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch will lead an independent audit into the sexual abuse of children at Devereux facilities over the past 25 years.
5 years ago