Behavioral Health
Philly’s $40,000 cab ride, and what it says about modern, urban education
In spite of high costs and sketchy results, taxicabs are ferrying more and more Philadelphia students to school each year.
6 years ago
Listen 6:25Veterans struggling after sexual assault increasingly turn to service dogs
Service dog providers are seeing an influx of applications from veterans who have experienced sexual trauma while in the military.
6 years ago
Guests: Chyke Doubeni, Michael Hobbes Obesity continues to be a major public health issue in America. As this pro ...
Air Date: September 21, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:56Who’s in Control – Tech or Us?
Technology helps us run our lives, do our jobs, get directions and keep track of our calendars. Right? Or, is technology taking control o ...
Air Date: September 21, 2018
Listen 48:43This rapper tried to use neuroscience to get over her ex
Clinicians have used neurofeedback to try and treat all kinds of mental health issues, and they say they've seen some positive results.
6 years ago
Chinese elders ‘walk the middle path’ to better mental health
A senior center in Queens, New York offers dialectical behavior therapy —combining modern therapy and eastern philosophy to fight depression, anxiety.
6 years ago
Listen 10:45Gov. Carney signs legislation establishing nation’s first overdose care system
Carney signed three pieces of legislation Monday aimed at addressing overdose deaths.
6 years ago
Listen 1:41Can you affect another person’s behavior with your thoughts?
The answer is "of course not" ... right?
6 years ago
Delaware hospital curtails opioid prescriptions in effort to combat addiction
Christiana Care has cut opioid prescribing by as much as half in some departments by adopting guidelines and best practices for post-surgical recovery.
6 years ago
DOJ’s Rosenstein: If Philly opens injection site, U.S. crackdown will be swift
Demonstrators press city officials to move on supervised injection site to decrease overdose death toll.
6 years ago
Listen 4:35Philly charter school trains teachers, staff in youth mental health first aid
Hundreds took part in the trainings provided by the city’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services and a national organization, Project 375.
6 years ago
Childhood stress wires the brain for adult anxiety
For Adesola Ogunleye, it took more than 20 years to understand the roots of her anxiety
6 years ago
Listen 10:08Our bodies are programmed to go on alert in the face of danger. But what happens when that reflex goes haywire?
6 years ago
Listen 4:47Guests: Christina Maslach, Kristen Lee, Alex Neason If you have a stressful, busy job, chances are that from time ...
Air Date: August 20, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:57Behavioral health chief says Philly paves road to sobriety with treatment options
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with David T. Jones of the city's Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services.
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