Behavioral Health

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Safehouse leaders say they are reviewing their options and next steps, which could include filing an appeal. The lawsuit was first filed in 2019.

“They think it’s something that, if their peers are doing it, it's safe,” said one youth coordinator. “They don’t see the radical risk or the radical dangers.”