Mental Health
The End of Roe: Protests, Celebration, and the Impact of Being Denied an Abortion
In the immediate aftermath of overturning Roe v. Wade, a look at the abortion debate, access to reproductive healthcare and the challenges for pregnant people turned away.
Air Date: June 30, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:30Regional Roundup: June 20th 2022
A new mental health hotline expected to roll out; carriage horse protesters back on the street; we remember Dr. Fred Simeone who passed away at the age of 86.
Air Date: June 20, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:45While acknowledging the unique challenges that Black fathers and children face, Hannon’s goal is to also share the joys of being a parent.
4 years ago
Listen 3:18Penn researchers find mental health benefits in visiting museums, including reduced anxiety
A new Penn study shows museums – in particular art museums – are good at reducing anxiety and depression.
4 years ago
More states are allowing students to take mental health days off
While a growing number of states are trying to address the mental health crisis among youths, many schools are woefully short of therapists and the budget to hire them.
4 years ago
N.J. committee approves new school safety, teen mental health measures
The Assembly Education Comm. cleared bipartisan legislation that would require each school district to develop a “behavioral threat assessment team.”
4 years ago
N.J. program that pairs police, mental health screeners in South Jersey expands
A program that began in Cumberland Co., pairing a plainclothes state trooper with a certified mental health screener, will expand to Union Co.
4 years ago
Please Touch Museum launches summer campaign for kids vaccinations, health awareness
The “Ready. Set. School” campaign will have free days at the children’s museum for health awareness games and COVID shots.
4 years ago
A guide to moving through grief
Rebecca Soffer, co-founder of the Modern Loss website and community, shares tools, exercises, thoughts and practical advice for grieving in "The Modern Loss Handbook."
Air Date: June 3, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:46Library Company displays patient memoirs from 19th-century asylums
Patient memoirs of 19th-century asylums tell the good, the bad, and the ugly from the early days of institutional mental health treatment.
4 years ago
Philly DA’s office group that offers compassion to victims’ families seeks some for itself
Members of the DA’s office CARES team asked for some compassion for the people working to help others at their worst moments in life.
4 years ago
School counselors sound cry for help after Buffalo shooting
In many schools, the Buffalo shooting and others before it have prompted staff discussions on how they might respond to students' threats of violence.
4 years ago
Cherry Hill team taking emotional support dogs to Buffalo after mass shooting
The canines will be there to comfort emergency responders, families and friends of the victims, as well as the community.
4 years ago
‘Thinking outside of the box’: Delco leaders plan to dispatch mental health experts alongside police
After crucial federal funding was finally secured, Delco officials plan to dispatch mental health experts alongside police officers during mental health calls.
4 years ago
Bucks County, prison guards sued for pepper spraying, restraining woman with mental illness
A Yardley couple is suing Bucks County and 10 county jail employees over what they allege were civil rights violations against their daughter, 29-year-old Kim Stringer.
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