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Mental Health

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

Listen 4:57
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

Pat Loughney (right) cared for his wife, Candy, in their home until she went into anaphylactic shock after eating medicated soap. Candy is one of 280,000 Pennsylvanians over the age of 64 living with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia. (Quinn Glabicki for Spotlight PA / Publicsource)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa.’s looming dementia care crisis, by the numbers

Pennsylvania is headed for a profound eldercare crisis, experts warn.

4 years ago

After her diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sarah Nannery & her husband, Larry, wrote a book. (Publisher/Simon & Schuster)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Relationships and Autism Spectrum Disorder

What to Say Next: Successful Communication in Work, Life, and Love—with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Air Date: September 14, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
People evacuate after flooding.
Health

How to cope with the anxiety Ida left behind with all that damage

Experts recommend giving yourself space and time to feel the sadness and outrage as you look for a path to recovery from the losses.

4 years ago

O’Hara’s Restaurant and Pub, a few blocks from the World Trade Center has become a place to remember 9/11. (Hannah Fullmer for WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

In New York 20 years on, O’Hara’s honors 9/11 and first responders

Owner Mike Keane was at the bar the day the towers came down just two blocks away. He works to keep the memory alive.

4 years ago

Listen 06:42
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Never Forget: Collective memory and trauma on the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11th

Conversations about that day, which took 2,977 lives, start with “Where were you when it happened?” and “What do you remember?”

Air Date: September 9, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Steam is seen coming off of a hot cup of tea
NPR
Health

6 tips for coping with COVID anxiety this fall and winter

It's clear the next couple of seasons won't be the "life as usual" we all hoped for. Rituals, deep breathing and reaching out to friends are just a few ways to manage anxiety

4 years ago

The pandemic continues to take a toll on children’s mental health. (Image via Pexels)
The Pulse
Health

Will the kids be all right?

The pandemic continues to take a toll on children’s mental health

4 years ago

The pandemic — among other things — has taken a toll on children. The Biden administration is trying to address that with new funding for mental health awareness, training and treatment. (Ute Grabowsky/Photothek via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Children’s mental health gets millions in funding from the Biden administration

Since the start of the pandemic, emergency departments around the country have seen a proportional rise in children showing up in the midst of mental health crises.

4 years ago

Since the beginning of the pandemic, people have experienced insomnia, trouble staying asleep and revenge bedtime procrastination. (BigStock)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Corona-somnia: Sleep disorders and the global pandemic

Struggling to fall asleep or stay asleep? The stress and uncertainty of COVID-19 increased rates of insomnia, restlessness and something called revenge bedtime procrastination

Air Date: August 26, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
High school musicians work with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Arts & Entertainment

Summer campers learn mindfulness, music techniques from Philadelphia Orchestra pros

Underserved Philly music students attend camp to best prepare them for life as a musician, with help from members of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

4 years ago

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