
Behavioral Health
The Regional Roundup – March 14th
How can we talk to kids about Ukraine? And, we hear from U.S. Senator from Delaware Chris Coons about the war unfolding, Biden's SCOTUS pick, inflation and more.
Air Date: March 14, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:29Justice Dept. signals it may allow safe injection sites
The position is a drastic change from its stance in the Trump administration, when prosecutors fought vigorously against a plan to open a safe consumption site in Philadelphia
3 years ago
When it comes to generosity, there’s a wide spectrum in terms of how far we’ll go for others. There’s buy-your-friends-dinner gener ...
Air Date: January 14, 2022
Listen 45:27Bill expanding needle exchanges in N.J. moves to full Legislature
The proposal removes a requirement that harm reduction centers get permission from municipal governments to operate.
3 years ago
Regional Roundup – January 3rd
Too much holiday drinking? We'll get tips for a successful Dry January. And, NJ becomes the first state on the east coast to introduce 'Clean Truck Rules'.
Air Date: January 3, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Amnesia, Opioids and Why We Forget
In 2018, Owen Rivers woke up in a hospital bed after a fentanyl overdose — and could no longer form new memories. It was a terrifying e ...
Air Date: December 10, 2021
Listen 49:32Once the national leader in the charge to open a supervised injection site, the nonprofit group is mired in legal battles, with no clear path out.
3 years ago
‘Narcan Near Me’: Philadelphia to pilot Narcan vending machines to help stop fatal overdoses
The first machines will be installed in South and West Philly, where opioid-related deaths are on the rise.
3 years ago
U.S. overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials say
An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone.
3 years ago
Philly rolls back smoking ban at inpatient drug treatment centers
Harm reduction advocates criticized the policy, arguing that banning smoking in treatment would act as yet another obstacle to recovery.
3 years ago
City Councilmember Maria Quinones Sanchez discusses her breast cancer diagnosis. And, Dr. Aaron Beck, pioneer of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, passed away last week at 100.
Air Date: November 8, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:29‘Tattoo Monologues’ and treating trauma
Body art can tell personal stories. For many of these women, tattoos are a way to reclaim the past and take ownership of the future.
Air Date: November 4, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:28A Nobel Prize winner joins us. And, what does the American Heart Association have to say about salt and aspirin?
Air Date: October 18, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Meet Iresha ‘da hood therapist’ Picot, Instagram healer
Iresha ‘da hood therapist’ Picot is a licensed behavioral therapist who has built a community around a practice of self-care that she says she didn’t have growing up.
4 years ago
Listen 2:04Interrupting and the art of conversation
"As offices and schools reopen, and we venture into more in-person social gatherings, we’re having to relearn how to have conversations," says Deborah Tannen.
Air Date: October 6, 2021 10:00 am
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