
Behavioral Health
N.J. mental health advocates say Halloween ‘zombie’ hunt still contributes to stigma
Mental health advocates again are criticizing a New Jersey Halloween attraction they say stigmatizes people with mental illness.
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On a sunny morning in Philly, thousands come ‘Out of the Darkness’ for suicide prevention
More than 6,000 people gathered in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Sunday for the city's annual Out of the Darkness walk for suicide prevention.
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Listen 0:00Needy Delaware schools get $1 million in ‘opportunity’ grants’
Nine Delaware school districts and charter schools have received a total of $1 million in so-called "opportunity grants." the governor's office announced Tuesday.
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Philly launches effort to prevent infant sleeping deaths
Each year, 30 infants die sleep-related deaths in Philadelphia, that’s part of why the city’s infant mortality rate is worse ...
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Autism found me, and then I found my voice
Since my diagnosis with autism in 2015 at age 30, a bolder, more outspoken side of myself has emerged.
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Opioid use during pregnancy now a concern for health officials
Nationally, the number of babies suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome is up fivefold since 2000.
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After overdose deaths, Bucks district approves plan to offer drug counseling in schools
A Bucks County school district is launching an effort to combat the opioid epidemic by putting drug counselors in schools. The Pen ...
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Shapiro details massive, multistate probe into drug companies’ role in opioid crisis
Standing on the turf of Upper Dublin High School’s football field, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro drew the connection b ...
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ListenHow Rutgers became a national model for helping student addicts in recovery
“More colleges and universities are creating sober living programs for student addicts in recovery, and ma ...
7 years ago
Listen 5:31Lancaster knows how to keep people out of jail, but it’s expensive
After nearly two decades in prison, Isaac Rivera was ready to remake himself. The 41-year-old from Lancaster served time after a 1 ...
7 years ago
ListenKensington residents say drug users causing more problems in the wake of Conrail cleanup
Residents in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood say conditions have gotten worse there since the city and Conrail began sealing ...
8 years ago
Listen 1:59Some N.J. providers embrace suicide-prevention approach that emphasizes screening
In New Jersey, hundreds of health providers turned out to a conference on suicide prevention Tuesday — a gathering organizers say would ...
8 years ago
ListenDuring opioid crisis, Camden leaders put life-saving needle exchange in peril
With a staggering 64,000 Americans killed by drug overdoses last year according to the Centers for Disease Control, needle-exchange progr ...
8 years ago
In times of disaster, support, love, and kindness keep us sane
Over the last several months we have been hit with events of terror, tragedy, disaster, and political upheaval. With today’s 16th a ...
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New Jersey mom takes story of daughter’s opioid death, role of drug company, to Congress
Deborah Fuller is nervous. The Camden County, New Jersey, resident is going before Congress next week to testify at a hearing on the role ...
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