Behavioral Health

U.S. Attorney William McSwain’s suit to stop the facility “overlooks the complexity” of the situation, the judge said.

Health advocates and Camden County leaders are giving out free fentanyl test strips in an effort to reduce overdoses.

Cases pending in Philadelphia courts allege children were tied up with duct tape by a driver paid for by the state to take them to preschool.

Lydia Denworth wants you to make more time for friends, says the author of the new book Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond

How a subreddit dedicated to strangers’ problems taps into our human desire for fairness

President Trump has a habit of teasing his opponents and critics for being short, most recently Mike Bloomberg. But for short people, this is probably not a shock.

New policies meant to curb the youth vaping epidemic could hurt adults who vape to quit

They’re following the volunteer model made famous by Planned Parenthood.

As Narcan’s widespread availability saves lives, it complicates treatment efforts.

A lot of my free time is spent doodling. I'm a journalist on NPR's science desk by day. But all the time in between, I am an artist — specifically, a cartoonist.

The Philadelphia Police Department used to routinely include mental health information in its public missing persons reports — until one reporter started asking why.

An October ruling that what would become the 1st U.S. supervised injection site did not violate the “crackhouse statute” was too narrow to close the case.

This week: legal hemp in New Jersey, Pennsylvania's plan to serve the mentally ill, and seals are washing ashore (but stay away!)

New research finds opioid overdose deaths could increase by as much as 85% in counties where auto plants close.