Behavioral Health

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.

Every day, 130 Americans die from opioid overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Elvis Rosado was a pivotal part of the Kensington harm reduction nonprofit.

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.

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?

You know what they say — all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. And science seems to confirm that statement, with findings that pl ...

Twelve people overdosed in Berks County over the weekend. Three of them died.

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.