Behavioral Health
Recovery program for transgender people creates culture of trust
Transgender people are more likely to battle substance abuse and homelessness. Helping some in this region along the road to recovery is ...
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Drexel offers quick mental health screenings via small kiosk
Could a small kiosk — reminiscent of the machine you use to check in at the airport — reach students at risk for mental healt ...
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Laughing matters may be serious help in healing
People who take laughter very seriously are gathering in Philadelphia right now, for the annual ...
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Remembering mathematician John Nash
Princeton University mathematician John Nash, regarded as one of the great mathematical minds of the 20th century, and his wife Alicia we ...
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South Jersey hospitals team up to improve access to behavioral care
Five South Jersey health care providers are banding together to offer better mental health services. Health care leaders from thro ...
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Child abuse laws putting a strain on PA foster care system
Pennsylvania child abuse laws put in place after the Jerry Sandusky scandal are having an impact on the state’s foster care sy ...
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Disclose or not? Germanwings tragedy brings new attention to mental illness and workplace
The reported mental health issues of the Germanwings pilot who deliberately crashed a plane last week, killing 150, are fueling internati ...
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Four years later, student-run shelter serves Philly’s most vulnerable homeless
Four years ago, Villanova University professor Stephanie Sena stood inside an empty room in the basement of Philadelphia’s Arch Str ...
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Schools must be prepared to respond to suicides, experts say
Schools could be part of a first line of defense in preventing suicide — but experts say many are not prepared to deal with this ma ...
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University of Delaware parent-infant bonding program heading overseas
Children who have experienced adversity can develop a host of developmental or behavioral challenges. The same goes for infants. N ...
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NJ State Police consult advocates about updating troopers training on mental health
As police departments come under fire for their use of force – and the need to accurately assess and diffuse encounters with people wit ...
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ListenUnderstanding physiognomy and legacy of a physician photographer
Last year’s introduction of a fifth iteration of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, often called the “ ...
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Woman attacked at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital may lose eyesight
A New Jersey woman who was beaten by her roommate at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital in September remains hospitalized, and may have lost he ...
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Delaware families with chronically ill children find support and friendships in monthly group
When a child has a chronic, life-threatening illness, the whole family is affected. Parents, siblings — everybody has to adjust, and of ...
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Fear and anxiety spreading more quickly than Ebola virus
The Ebola outbreak has dominated the news for several weeks now, and experts say all this coverage could cause high levels of anxiety, es ...
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