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Conceived as a cross between a Sunday newspaper and CBS' Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt, Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.

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Mental Health

Elodie Hekimian-Brogan, now 22, recently celebrated the five-year anniversary of finishing cancer treatment. She's now an art major at the University of California Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Elodie Hekimian-Brogan)
The Pulse
Health

Cancer’s second act: Navigating survivorship and the psychological aftermath after treatment for teens and young adults

Cancer survivorship programs and clinics can help patients figure out what long-term recovery might look like and address the physical and mental effects of treatment.

3 months ago

Listen 12:28
The Mental Health Response team posing for photo outside the Delaware State Police office
Courts & Law

‘We save lives here’: Clinicians work with Delaware police to steer people with drug, mental health issues into treatment

The overarching mission is to remove people in peril from the revolving door of the criminal justice system and possible incarceration.

3 months ago

Listen 4:11
A class at WheatonArts gets a lesson on glass blowing
Community

Millville glassblowing studio looks to help veterans with PTSD and emotional trauma

Founded in partnership with Rowan University, the studio looks to help local veterans through building community and fostering creativity.

4 months ago

People marching and holding Pride flags
Community

Trump administration eliminating LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline worries Philadelphia community

According to a national survey by The Trevor Project in 2024, 39% of LGBTQ+ young people seriously considered attempting suicide over a year's time.

4 months ago

Listen 0:47
(Howard and Bryan Stevenson)
The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

Roots of justice: A conversation with Howard and Bryan Stevenson

Brothers Howard and Bryan Stevenson reflect on their Delaware childhood, their social justice work and how to make sense of these troubled times.

Air Date: June 13, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 50:25
Ryan Keough leads a tour of the new mental health unit at Project HOME’s Helen Brown Community Center
Health

Philly health organizations partner to expand care, survive looming funding cuts under the Trump administration

The Center for Families and Relationships and Project HOME have partnered to open a new mental health unit in North Philadelphia at the Helen Brown Community Center.

6 months ago

Listen 1:35
Sen. John Fetterman speaks
Politics & Policy

What to know about John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania senator who talks about mental health

As a senator, John Fetterman has made a rightward shift on some issues, prompting some former supporters to disavow him.

6 months ago

During the Vietnam War, Donald Super was stationed in Thailand and assigned to serve as a translator for a covert CIA bombing campaign in Laos, which was supposed to be considered neutral territory during the war. 50 years after his service, he visited Laos to help undo his actions. (John Warren Jones)
The Pulse
Health

Veteran recalls covert CIA bombing operation in Laos during the Vietnam War

50 years ago, Don Super joined the military in hopes of helping the Lao people during the Vietnam War — instead, he found himself a part of a secret carpet bombing campaign.

7 months ago

Listen 19:43
Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland
Health

Crozer Health update: Delaware County enacts a plan to replace mental health service

With Crozer Health shuttering, key behavioral health services will be eliminated as early as Monday.

7 months ago

(skynesher/iStock)
The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
Education

Checked-out and stressed-out: helping disengaged teens reconnect

Ask most third graders if they like school and there’s a good chance they will give you an enthusiastic “ye ...

Air Date: April 11, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 50:26
Two police officers from the Crisis Team head towards a car
Courts & Law

How Philadelphia police draw on personal experiences to respond to mental health crises

Studies over the past two decades have shown a person with serious mental illness can be over 10 times more likely to experience use of force during police interactions.

7 months ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Hall.
Courts & Law

Philadelphia courts offer post-trial counseling to help jurors cope with secondary trauma

The service will give jurors three counseling sessions if they feel troubled after rendering a verdict.

7 months ago

Listen 1:05
Cinderella Castle and Main Street, U.S.A. are seen at Walt Disney World Resort's Magic Kingdom on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
The Pulse
Health

How a Disney World superfan made a career out of reviewing theme park food

AJ Wolfe’s life once revolved around planning her next trip to Disney World. She made it a career.

7 months ago

Listen 7:25
(photo credit, Melissa Milgrom)
The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

When family estrangement sets you free

Eamon Dolan severed his relationship with his abus ...

Air Date: March 28, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 50:00
School District of Philadelphia headquarters
Education
Billy Penn

Parent, administrator offer two perspectives on Philly schools’ challenges

Mental health crises, poverty and lack of resources all play a part in students’ struggles.

8 months ago

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