Behavioral Health
Can you tamp down your over-the-top startle response?
Jumping at the slightest little thing can be annoying and embarrassing. Why do some people startle so easily, and can they do anything about it?
3 years ago
Listen 14:42How to stop worrying and learn to love the unknown
People can reframe their relationship with uncertainty and that can help relieve some of their anxiety.
3 years ago
Listen 5:52Mentoring program for Black men in Delaware looks to go global
The Wilmington-based ReManned Project hopes to connect 10,000 Black men with mentors to help process trauma and find success in their work and personal lives.
3 years ago
Healing the invisible wounds of war
Millions of veterans and service members struggle with PTSD, anxiety, and depression. -- 20 die by suicide every day. How have veterans coped during the pandemic?
Air Date: May 28, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:13Air Date: May 14, 2021
Listen 50:08Sacred tobacco and American Indians, tradition and conflict
American Indians have the highest smoking rates in the country: US commercialization of tobacco continues to complicate sacred use of the plant.
3 years ago
Listen 12:10The ability to charge fines or fees could weed out bad actors and prevent ongoing harm, experts say, but there's already pushback from the provider industry.
3 years ago
If your brain feels foggy and you’re tired all the time, you’re not alone
This kind of mental fog is real and can have a few different causes. But at the root of it are the stress and trauma of the past year, say mental health experts.
3 years ago
‘Boost Your Mood’: Philly launches campaign to destigmatize mental health
The city is rolling out a new campaign called “Boost Your Mood” to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Month.
3 years ago
What will the end of the COVID pandemic look like?
It’s been more than a year of physical distancing and change. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked when, and how, life will resume post-pandemic?
3 years ago
Listen 5:54A year without play: Parents and experts worry about loss of social skills during pandemic
In-person school provided kids with regular, organic social exposure. What happens after a year when that disappeared?
3 years ago
Listen 4:50Averting another Walter Wallace Jr. tragedy: $13 million boost for mental health crisis response
Mayor Kenney’s proposed city budget would up the number of units available and help integrate with police dispatch.
3 years ago
“ADHD 2.0” with Dr. Edward Hallowell
A generation ago, people with ADD & ADHD didn't have a medical name for how their mind worked. They were called lazy or disorganized. Dr. Edward Hallowell's work changed that.
Air Date: April 6, 2021
Listen 49:30Official: Biden moving COVID vaccine eligibility date to April 19
Biden was set to make the announcement at the White House later Tuesday following a visit to a vaccination site in Virginia, a White House official said.
3 years ago
Theatre Horizon’s autism theater classes continue through the pandemic
Theatre Horizon in Norristown moved its theater classes online. Some students with autism prefer it that way.
3 years ago