Behavioral Health

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.

Decades of living with bipolar disorder was "training" for the coronavirus pandemic, says Terri Cheney, whose new book shares lessons for navigating the times we live in.

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.

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.

Evolutionary anthropologist Brian Hare says that human being's ability to cooperate and communicate with others even across species, is what's behind our success and survival.

More than 20 organizations and individuals are developing and implementing policies to reduce the impact of the opioid epidemic on child-welfare involved families in Philly.

In a hearing before lawmakers Tuesday, treatment providers, advocates, and state officials warned that the industry has not received dedicated coronavirus relief funding

An investigative report by the Inquirer found that at least 41 children with intellectual disabilities have reported sexual assaults at Devereux over the past quarter-century.

Psychologists have a name for that sense of being different when we’re with different groups of friends: our social selves.

Technology isn’t just changing our world — it’s changing the words we use to describe it. Language is evolving at breakneck speed, ...

The expansive conspiracy theory QAnon is growing in popularity and influence. Today we'll discuss the origins and trajectory of QAnon and why people believe in it.

Why sex workers say the laws harm the most vulnerable among their ranks — and put their lives in danger.

In sharp contrast to abstinence-only education or “Just Say No,” America has been moving toward a public health approach that doesn ...

Why does boredom drive some people to risky behaviors and others to creative ones? We'll learn how to channel boredom into something positive.

The city wants Philadelphians to know they are not alone — particularly amid increased uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.