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Mental Health

N.J. Governor Murphy delivers the 2023 State of the State Address at the Assembly Chambers in Trenton on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023
Health

People experiencing homelessness can now receive mental health services at emergency shelters in New Jersey

Supporters say the policy will make mental health services accessible to people who otherwise may not have the means to seek treatment on their own.

2 years ago

A veterinarian checks the teeth of an old dog
Health

Philly’s IndeVets is expanding its peer support network for veterinarians

The group added five Philly veterinarians to its peer counseling network Lifeboat, an online tool that allows vets to report mental health crises.

2 years ago

An illustration of a man standing on a road that transfrorms into the shape of a human brain.
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Health

Millions of people have long COVID brain fog — and there’s a shortage of answers

Psychologist James Jackson says people with long COVID experience impaired brain function and mental health issues. He offers some practical advice and support in his new book

2 years ago

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Politics & Policy

N.J. advocates ‘encouraged’ by recent analysis of program that pairs cops with mental health specialists during emergency responses

The report analyzed 342 calls for service between December 2021 and January 2023.

2 years ago

Temple University campus at North Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue
Health

Nearly 1 in 5 Temple students seeking mental health counseling say they’re ‘in crisis’

University officials this year expect the highest numbers of reported same-day crisis appointments since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2 years ago

William Donald Clifton stands by a tractor trailer on his farm.
Health

Farming can be a mentally taxing job. Farmers in Delaware have some new help to manage their stress

The Delaware Farm Bureau is offering mental health support for farmers, who face challenges in the fields and making ends meet.

2 years ago

A new advisory outlines how a national strategy could tackle the problem of loneliness in the United States. (Getty Images)
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Health

America has a loneliness epidemic. Here are 6 steps to address it

Lacking connection can increase the risk for premature death to levels comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according to a new advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General.

2 years ago

Good Morning America screenshot
Education

Parents talk bullying after elite New Jersey boarding school admits fault in son’s death

Bill and Dr. Elizabeth Reid appeared on "Good Morning America" to discuss the admission of the Lawrenceville School in failing to protect their son Jack.

2 years ago

If a new psychotherapy seems effective, practitioners take it on tour and hope more clinicians will use it. But often, that’s before really knowing how it works, or why.  (JacobLund / Big Stock Photo)
Health

Southern Delaware’s Latino community deals with stigma around mental health care plus fewer resources

A generational stigma around talking about mental health care is made worse in southern Delaware, where fewer providers are available.

2 years ago

N.J. Capitol building
Politics & Policy

Could adult disability and mental health programs receive more funding in New Jersey’s budget this year?

Lawmakers are considering establishing a yearly cost-of-living rate adjustment for adult disability and mental health services.

2 years ago

Richard Lewis
Arts & Entertainment

Comedian Richard Lewis reveals he has Parkinson’s disease

Comedian Richard Lewis is retiring from stand-up following four surgeries and a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.

2 years ago

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) returns to the Senate after being admitted to the hospital for clinical depression
NPR
Politics & Policy

John Fetterman wants to ‘pay it forward’ by speaking openly about his depression

The Pennsylvania freshman senator is back to work on Capitol Hill after admitting himself to a hospital to seek treatment for clinical depression in February.

2 years ago

John Fetterman gives a thumbs up while getting into a car.
Politics & Policy
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Sen. John Fetterman plans to return to Senate today following hospitalization

The 53-year-old Democrat was treated for six weeks and has previously said that healthcare "changed his life."

2 years ago

PECO headquarters in Center City Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

A workforce program for neurodivergent people is expanding to Philly

Launched in 2016, The Precisionists, Inc. partners with corporations and other private entities to provide sustainable full-time work.

2 years ago

Fetterman walks in the Capitol.
Politics & Policy

Fetterman leaves Walter Reed with depression ‘in remission’

Pa. Sen. John Fetterman has left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after six weeks of inpatient treatment for clinical depression.

2 years ago

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