Behavioral Health
“How to Break Up With Your Phone”
Guest: Catherine Price Just look around next time you’re in line at the grocery store, out to dinner, or at a p ...
Air Date: March 22, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 35:59Applying poker strategy to your life
Guest: Annie Duke After two decades, champion poker player ANNIE DUKE ...
Air Date: March 20, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:28Philly Council members grill city officials on efforts to deal with opioid crisis
Council members’ questions for city officials took up so much of the three-hour hearing that other speakers, including treatment providers, did not have a chance to speak.
7 years ago
Listen 2:06Delaware to implement model for addiction treatment
The state is asking recipients to treat more than 900 new individuals across three counties during the first 12 months of launching the model of care in the state.
7 years ago
Kensington residents: Stronger commitment to neighborhood must accompany any safe-injection site
Residents have a long list of grievances about conditions including used syringes and human feces littering streets, as well as sidewalks blocked by makeshift tents.
7 years ago
Listen 5:10Looking for a black doctor for my kids
A millennial mom wants a black pediatrician for her girls and wrestles with why the search was so hard — and why finding a black doctor matters.
7 years ago
Listen 7:19Many African Americans seek out predominantly black churches. An African Methodist Episcopal reverend says separate black spaces can be good for mental health.
7 years ago
Listen 03:08The black barbershop: care beyond hair
Black barbershops have long been a source of community and support. OB-GYN Pierre Johnson discusses some of the lessons he learned from his days cutting hair.
7 years ago
Listen 2:17Guests: James Pawelski, Suzann Pileggi Pawelski Love is in the air. Around Valentine’s Day, it can be hard to i ...
Air Date: February 13, 2018
Listen 49:30Talk of Philly safe-injection site heats up at community meeting
A heated meeting on Friday night showed that turning the idea of Philadelphia opening the country's first safe-injection site into a reality will likely face pushback.
7 years ago
Listen 2:18Researchers find 96% accuracy in strips that detect Fentanyl in street drugs
New research suggests that a simple, fentanyl-detecting tool can provide accurate information that may help drug users protect themselves from an overdose.
7 years ago
Construction begins on new Belmont Behavioral’s new psych hospital
The Philadelphia region is getting its first new psychiatric hospital in more than 50 years.
7 years ago
Is the ‘mother identity’ making some women miserable?
Victoria Elder loves her kid — and regrets becoming a mother. She and others are challenging the belief that parenthood is for everyone.
7 years ago
Listen 7:42Philly’s homeless count program taps help from people who can relate
This year, the city paid some volunteers to help with the count — those who have experience with substance abuse issues, mental health diagnoses or homelessness.
7 years ago
Listen 2:02NewsWorks Tonight, January 25, 2018
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner creates an immigrant rights position on his staff. Delaware Governor John Carney presents h ...
Air Date: January 25, 2018
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