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‘Peak Mind:’ paying attention in a distracting world

Dr. Amishi Jha explains how paying attention can improve our health and happiness.

Air Date: November 12, 2021 10:00 am

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Zachary Bell wants to create a positive online community with fellow veterans through humor, inside jokes, and messages about mental health. (Courtesy of Zachary Bell)
The Pulse
Health

Veteran sends funny messages with a serious mission

Zachary Bell wants to create a positive online community with fellow veterans through humor, inside jokes, and messages about mental health.

4 years ago

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According to the UCLA researchers, people who faced any discrimination had a 26% greater risk of poor health than those who said they hadn't faced any. (Mixmike/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

A study links facing discrimination at a young age with future mental health issues

The risks may be cumulative; those who faced more incidents of discrimination had an even higher risk of future problems, researchers found.

4 years ago

Depressed teen sitting in the dark
Health

Suicide risk among Black and LGBTQ youth is rising. A new center will study why

A new research center from Penn Medicine wants to create new solutions and resources for those in need.

4 years ago

A nurse walks down a hallway with her arms in the air, clasping the back of her head
Health
Health Desk Help Desk

Why people with mood disorders are now eligible for COVID vaccine boosters

The CDC added mental health conditions to the list of health issues that make people more vulnerable if they get COVID-19. Here’s what you need to know.

4 years ago

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A general view of the American Psychological Association headquarters in Washington, D.C., on April 23, 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
(Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via Reuters)
NPR
Health

American Psychological Association says it’s sorry for perpetuating systemic racism

The American Psychological Association is seeking to make amends for past wrongs.

4 years ago

The White House
Community

White House rolls out new plan to combat gun suicides in U.S.

The Biden administration is rolling out a new initiative aimed at reducing suicides by gun and combating the significant increases in suicides by members of the military.

4 years ago

Isis Kirton, 25, in her Philadelphia home and creative space. (Tezarah Wilkins / Love Now Media)
Health
Love Now Media

Small Doses, Big Difference: How a young Philadelphia Artist creatively addresses mental and health wellness

Isis, a Delaware College of Art & Design graduate and co-founder of KLIK photography collective, has used the power of art to tell the stories of Black women.

4 years ago

A girl looks out of her bedroom window as the sun is setting
NPR
Health

Pediatricians say the mental health crisis among kids has become a national emergency

Three leading pediatric health organizations are sounding the alarm about "soaring rates" of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts among children and adolescents.

4 years ago

David W.C. MacMillan, one of two winners of the Nobel Prize for chemistry, smiles as he is interviewed outside the Frick Chemistry Laboratory and Department of Chemistry at Princeton University, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Princeton, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 10/18/21

A 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 49:00
Iresha Picot sits on a stool in her home
Community

Meet 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

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A shortage of school bus drivers in some communities across the country is causing headaches for school districts this fall. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 10/4/21

Is the school bus driver shortage getting any better? With long wait times for testing and licenses, and more families driving kids to school every day - experts hope it is.

Air Date: October 4, 2021 10:00 am

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A stone angel stands amid the numbered graves in the Spiral Cemetery
Community

Restoring ‘respect and dignity’ to 777 souls who died at Delaware psychiatric hospital and were buried in numbered graves

A 2016 monument identifying hundreds of previously unnamed graves near the Delaware psychiatric hospital is getting a facelift to better honor those buried there.

4 years ago

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Noting an increase in children dealing with anxiety and depression, N.J. launched a new corner of its COVID-19 website dedicated to resources for young people. (sewcream/BigStock)
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: Resources offered for young people dealing with mental health challenges

Noting an increase in children dealing with anxiety and depression, N.J. launched a new corner of its COVID-19 website dedicated to resources for young people.

4 years ago

State Rep. Kevin Boyle stands behind a podium
Politics & Policy

Wolf calls on Rep. Boyle to resign following arrest and reports of mental health struggles

Gov. Tom Wolf said Boyle needs to resign and receive mental health treatment, following his arrest on charges of violating a protection from abuse order and harassment.

4 years ago

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