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Ahmad Harrington (left) stands beside his father, James.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Philly program steps up efforts with families, schools to address early psychosis in kids

Psychosis is a set of experiences that relate to finding reality confusing or unclear. Not all people who experience it have schizophrenia.

8 years ago

Listen 4:54
Phil Murphy speaks to supporters at the Asbury Park Convention Hall
Politics & Policy

N.J. Gov.-elect Murphy names Human Services, Children and Families officials

N.J. Democratic Gov.-elect Phil Murphy says he's nominating a former Obama administration health adviser and a long-time child welfare advocate to lead two state agencies.

8 years ago

A mother holds her son in her apartment, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Indianapolis. The baby was born in 2016, and it took a month for doctors to wean him off the heroin his mother exposed him to. He is in foster care now and his mother is fighting to get him back. (Darron Cummings/AP Photo)
Community

Opioid epidemic helped fuel spike in kids living in foster care, study says

Nearly a quarter of the children living in foster care nationally were removed from their homes because of parental drug use. The rate is worse in Pennsylvania.

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Christmas began with a child

Christmas reminds us that every child is precious. That every child has potential. That every child can be something more than what we see.

8 years ago

Listen 2:51
Pennsylvania’s interim Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller says she fears that the CHIP program will not be reauthorized. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Health

Pa. officials scramble to plan for possible CHIP shutdown

CHIP insures more than 180,000 kids across Pennsylvania, and it costs nearly a half-billion dollars to run. Federal money pays for almost 90 percent of that.

8 years ago

Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

A dad ponders his legacy

Parents are a lot like actors, athletes and politicians in that, at some point in our career, we begin to consider our legacy.

8 years ago

First
Arts & Entertainment

More than just music, Choir School of Delaware hits all the right notes

For over 100 years the Choir School of Delaware has trained people of all ages to sing, but for the kids who attend, the lessons learned will shape their lives.

8 years ago

(Bigstock)
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Teen opioid abuse dropping nationwide, survey finds

Researchers say higher rates of past drug abuse by teens may have contributed to the increase of opioid addiction in adults — and the current overdose crisis.

8 years ago

Listen 1:20
Students and staff at DCAD organized arts donations
Community

Delaware students, teachers, share art with kids in need

The Wilmington art community came together Wednesday in an effort to share the healing power of art with children in need. Student ...

8 years ago

The board of the  Christina School District wants to delay the Carney administration's plan to close three Wilmington elementary schools and put the students into two existing schools that would have children in kindergarten through eighth grade. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Christina school closure proposal — which timetable is best?

The Christina school board has endorsed a plan to close three Wilmington elementary schools and convert two others into K-8 buildings, bu ...

8 years ago

Listen 1:53
(Photo/bigstockphoto.com)
Education

Delaware principal who embezzled $162,000 gets 18 months in prison

A federal judge has sentenced the former principal of a New Castle charter school to 18 months in prison for embezzling $162,000 over a f ...

8 years ago

Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn announcing proposal to invest Delaware tax revenue windfall in a 4-year trust.  (Shirley Min/WHYY)
Community

Delaware coalition announces funding plan for low-income kids

Delaware has found itself with over $50 million in unanticipated one-time tax revenue dollars and one group is trying to persuade the state to place these funds into a trust.

8 years ago

Listen 2:19
Auditor General Eugene DePasquale shares the findings of his child welfare report with a House committee. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers start weighing child welfare reforms

In September, a report from the state auditor general's office declared Pennsylvania's child welfare system "broken." Now, lawmakers have begun considering how to improve it.

8 years ago

Under a proposal by the Christina School District and the 
Carney administration, three schools would be closed and two expanded.  Those slated for possible closure are, clockwise from left, Palmer, Pulaski and Stubbs elementary schools. (Christina School District)
Education

Christina district, state working on proposal to close 3 schools

Christina School District is considering a plan to close three Wilmington elementary schools and expand two others in the city, according to a confidential memo.

8 years ago


Legos have been reliably popular holiday gifts. But fans will have to wait for this 7,500-piece Millennium Falcon. It's sold out, and even when in stock, currently only available to VIP customers.
(Jim van Gulk/Lego)
NPR
Lifestyle

What’s $800 and already sold out? This Lego Star Wars ship

It made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. But a new buildable version of Han Solo's famous Millennium Falcon is currently stalled.

8 years ago

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