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Behavioral Health

Active school shooter drills
Education

School safety: Survey finds most teachers question active shooter drills

A recent survey released by RAND found that teachers don’t feel any safer or more prepared to respond to active shooter incidents after lockdown drills.

9 months ago

An opioid crisis resource kit containing Narcan, fentanyl test strips and information on how to get addiction treatment and more harm reduction resources.
Health

Philly health centers get $1.2M to expand mental health and substance use treatment options

The $1.2 million in Health Resources and Services Administration federal grants is to bring more behavioral health options into primary care.

9 months ago

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Psychologist is looking at a child with autism spectrum disorder. (Bigstock/Kasia Bialasiewicz)
The Pulse
Health

Understanding PDA — when tantrums and school avoidance have deeper roots

Extreme tantrums related to any demands define PDA, but experts say it’s not about demands, it’s about anxiety.

9 months ago

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Constance Jones and her son, Austen, during a typical day of online learning with PA Cyber. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Education

‘Kids who get lost in that shuffle’ — How Philly’s underfunded schools struggle to support students with autism

Some parents say their children are not supported enough. The School District of Philadelphia says they need more staff and resources.

9 months ago

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Growing up, Rebecca Kaplan didn't like jeans due to sensory issues related to her autism. However, wanting to fit in, she chose to buy her first pair of jeans. (Courtesy of Rebecca Kaplan)
The Pulse
Health

For those with sensory issues, ‘fitting in’ at school can be a huge challenge

Growing up in the early 2000s, Rebecca Kaplan faced challenges fitting in due to autism-related sensory issues — but on a whim, she hoped buying a pair of jeans would help.

9 months ago

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Miguel Hernandez (left), art director at Jeme Agency, and Meegan Denenberg (right), Jeme Agency founder and president, worked on a free online design catalog that can be used by anyone looking to create their own 988 awareness materials, even if they have few design skills of their own, on Aug. 27, 2024
Health

A Philly design agency wants people to help spread awareness about the 988 mental health crisis line

The Jeme Agency’s new online 988 awareness branding tool includes thousands of images and designs that people can pick from.

10 months ago

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Philadelphia citizens who died of an overdose are memorialized at a rally in support of safe injection sites. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Here’s how communities in the Delaware Valley will mark International Overdose Awareness Day this year

The number of overdose deaths nationally fell in 2023 for the first time in five years, but more than 107,000 still lost their lives to overdoses.

10 months ago

Jeffrey “Jazzy” Whiteside
Community

Golf, cornhole and bocce: This Camden County program uses sports to support people in addiction recovery

The REAL Sports program offers year-round events with sports like golf, softball, cornhole, bocce ball and, soon, pickleball.

11 months ago

Listen 1:39
Ribbon cutting
Health

Philadelphia opens first urgent care walk-in clinic for mental health needs

The clinic is funded by the city and officially opens to patients beginning September 3. It will not provide emergency crisis services.

11 months ago

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Kelli Dunham (right) was never good at asking for help —but after her partner, Heather McAlister died, Dunham promised McAlister that she would work on it. (Courtesy of Kelli Dunham)
The Pulse
Health

How a nurse and comedian learns to ask for and accept help

Comedian Kelli Dunham accepts a challenge to head to Times Square in New York City to ask a few strangers for help.

11 months ago

Listen 12:30
Neil Makhija, Jamila Winder and Tom DiBello
Health

Montgomery County plans to launch 24/7 emergency behavioral crisis center in 2025

Montgomery County officials have yet to determine a location for their $18 million investment into emergency mental and behavioral health care.

12 months ago

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Research centers are investigating the promise of precision nutrition and a national study is now underway.(Bigstock/marilyna)
The Pulse
Health

Precision nutrition examines link between diet and inflammation

Diets have long been about calories, or an emphasis on different nutrients — but with precision nutrition, the approach is personalized.

1 year ago

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Hannah Spittle (left) and Odalis Delgado pose for a portrait
Health

Philly is working to attract more bilingual peer specialists to the behavioral health field

Mental Health Partnerships, in collaboration with the city of Philadelphia, is offering free peer specialist certification courses entirely in Spanish.

1 year ago

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Hannah Spittle (izquierda) y Odalis Delgado posan para un retrato
Health

Filadelfia capacita especialistas certificados de recuperación hispanohablantes para aumentar el acceso a la atención de salud de comportamiento

Mental Health Partnerships, en colaboración con la ciudad de Filadelfia, ofrece cursos gratuitos de certificación de especialista completamente en español.

1 year ago

Diego López displays his hands, the left hand bearing the absence of a finger lost to a bullet. (Aníbal Martel for palabra)
The Pulse
Health

The price of a gunshot: Health impacts and the cost of violence on Latinos

Gun violence suffered by Latinos in the U.S. has increased. Survivors often face a difficult road ahead that includes medical bills and accessing mental health resources.

1 year ago

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