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Mental Health

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.

3 years ago

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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.

3 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.

3 years ago

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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.

3 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.

3 years ago

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

3 years ago

John Fetterman gives a thumbs up while getting into a car.
Politics & Policy
6abc

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."

3 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.

3 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.

3 years ago

Teenagers are spending hours every day on social media apps like Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat.
Studio 2
Community

Bucks County sues social media giants, Phillies opening day, NPR’s Sylvia Poggioli

Baseball season is here again. Also, teens and screens: holding companies accountable for the mental health crisis. Plus, NPR’s Sylvia Poggioli joins us live.

Air Date: March 30, 2023 12:00 pm

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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., leaves an intelligence briefing on the unknown aerial objects the U.S. military shot down this weekend at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 14, 2023
Politics & Policy

AP source: Fetterman expected back to Senate in April

Fetterman’s return will be welcome news for Democrats who have struggled to find votes for some nominations, in particular, without Fetterman there.

3 years ago

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Lifestyle

How Philosophy Can Help Us Deal with Life’s Hardships

Philosopher Kieran Setiya on his book, "Life Is Hard," about accepting adversity, sorrow and pain.

Air Date: March 23, 2023 12:00 pm

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John Fetterman
Politics & Policy

Fetterman expected back ‘soon,’ but no certain timeline yet

Fetterman's office says he's expected to return to the chamber soon after seeking inpatient treatment for clinical depression.

3 years ago

Caroline Ouko, mother of Irvo Otieno, holds a portrait of her son with attorney Ben Crump, left, and her older son, Leon Ochieng at the Dinwiddie Courthouse in Dinwiddie, Va., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. She said Otieno, who died in a state mental hospital March 6, was “brilliant and creative and bright.”  (Daniel Sangjib Min/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Courts & Law

Video shows sheriff’s deputies and hospital workers pinned Irvo Otieno to floor before his death

A newly released video shows that Virginia mental hospital workers and sheriff's deputies pinned Irvo Otieno to the ground until he was motionless and limp.

3 years ago

Jason Sudeikis (fourth from left) who plays the title character in the Apple TV+ series ''Ted Lasso,'' speaks as he joins White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (third from left) and fellow cast members (from left) Toheeb Jimoh, Brett Goldstein, Hannah Waddingham, and Brendan Hunt, during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington
Arts & Entertainment

‘Ted Lasso’ visits White House, promotes mental health care

Biden has called on lawmakers in both parties to expand resources to fight the “mental health crisis” in the nation as part of a bipartisan “unity agenda.”

3 years ago

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