Behavioral Health
Auto plant closures may lead to more opioid overdose deaths, Penn study finds
New research finds opioid overdose deaths could increase by as much as 85% in counties where auto plants close.
4 years ago
In 2019, the legal fight over opioids unraveled into confusion and infighting
Every day, 130 Americans die from opioid overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
4 years ago
Face of Prevention Point leaves after 25 years: ‘The trauma was starting to take its toll’
Elvis Rosado was a pivotal part of the Kensington harm reduction nonprofit.
4 years ago
‘We don’t believe in punishment’: Student-led youth court could come to Harrisburg school
The idea is that by following through with the plan laid out by the jury, the student would ideally come to understand the gravity of his actions.
4 years ago
They wanted to know: Why is narcotics trafficking and the violence that goes along with it so concentrated and so extreme in this part of the city?
4 years ago
Listen 2:23Air Date: December 13, 2019
Listen 48:47Berks DA issues public health alert after rash of overdoses
Twelve people overdosed in Berks County over the weekend. Three of them died.
4 years ago
Dealing with death on the rails is part of the job at SEPTA
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.
Air Date: December 2, 2019
Listen 13:23How this mom turned near-tragedy into a win for Philly’s most vulnerable kids
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.
4 years ago
Listen 5:00For Thanksgiving, we’re going to bring you some of the best interviews from Radio Times past about the human condition.
Air Date: November 28, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 50:00The 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.
Air Date: November 27, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Thanksgiving Eve: How the biggest party night of the year became our homecoming
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.
4 years ago
Listen 06:45Frightening facts parents should know about teens and binge drinking
Studies are accumulating showing the teen brain, consistently plied with alcohol, won’t reach maturity and damaged genetic material may be passed on.
4 years ago
Air Date: November 22, 2019
Listen 49:15