Behavioral Health

Nalaxone or Narcan is one powerful drug, with powerful, immediate effects. So how does this lifesaving drug actually work? It come ...

A New Jersey boarding home that mostly houses people with mental illnesses is coming under renewed scrutiny. Police report an increase in ...

Close to 2,000 people participated in an 18-mile overnight walk through Philadelphia this weekend to help prevent suicide. The event, org ...

A lot of people share the idea that the volume of crime stories on the 6 o’clock news can make viewers more fearful. But what about ...

Mental illness carries a lot of stigma — that’s well known to researchers and to people who struggle with these disorders. Pe ...

Gov. Tom Corbett has declared June “Elder Abuse Awareness Month” in Pennsylvania. “I often say elder abuse is Am ...

For some people, summer is a serious headache — literally. Cluster headaches affect about a million Americans and typically start a ...

New research puts a lifetime price tag on having this disorder: $2.4 million. That’s how much it costs to care for a person with au ...

People are more likely to commit suicide in the middle of the night, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania. ...

Hundreds of Philadelphians made a simple promise Tuesday — to listen to people struggling with mental health problems.  ...

The air temperature may have been in the 50’s, but the Atlantic Ocean was near the freezing mark when thousands took a dip Sunday i ...

With New Jersey hosting its first Super Bowl ever, excitement has been growing across the state. Even more importantly, betting is alread ...

New Jersey lawmakers are considering a measure to ban a controversial treatment called “conversion therapy” for minors. ...

There’s no magic wand for coping with grief around the holidays. But opening up about it can help. Susan Garruto is an opera ...

What if making a New Year’s resolution meant committing to mentoring a child or volunteering with a charity? A local campaign ...