Mental Health
How a nurse and comedian learns to ask for and accept help
Comedian Kelli Dunham accepts a challenge to head to Times Square in New York City to ask a few strangers for help.
2 months ago
Listen 12:30Montgomery County plans to launch 24/7 emergency behavioral crisis center in 2025
Montgomery County officials have yet to determine a location for their $18 million investment into emergency mental and behavioral health care.
3 months ago
Listen :52Pennsylvania Senate passes bill encouraging school districts to ban students’ phone use during day
Pennsylvania’s Senate has passed legislation to encourage school districts to effectively ban students’ use of cellphones during the school day.
3 months ago
What Inside Out 2 tells us about embracing all our emotions
Inside Out 2 introduces some uncomfortable emotions - embarrassment, envy, ennui, and anxiety. Two psychologists who consulted on the film explain why we should embrace them.
Air Date: July 5, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:25Medical aid in dying bill heads to governor’s office for action
It’s unclear what action Gov. John Carney will take. This is the first time the bill has passed both chambers since it was introduced in 2015.
4 months ago
Listen 1:03In Philly, only 1 qualified psychiatrist is available per 1,000 potentially at-risk children
The mental health crisis is moving faster than providers can catch up, says one CHOP doctor.
4 months ago
Adults with intellectual disabilities may wait years for services. Shapiro’s budget would help
A 2022 report from Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services found that the median amount of time that people spend on all waiver waitlists for these services is 2.6 years.
4 months ago
‘NOVA changed my life’: Bucks County organization marks 50 years of serving victims of crime
In the past 50 years, NOVA has served over 100,000 victims of serious crimes or their family members in Bucks County.
4 months ago
Listen 1:11How to give good advice, Biden’s medical debt proposal, modern fatherhood
Are you good at giving advice? We're talking to R. Eric Thomas who will have to answer people's questions in his new national advice column.
Air Date: June 13, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:01Dr. Frank Anderson on trauma and transformation
Psychiatrist Frank Anderson specializes in treating trauma. His new memoir, "To Be Loved" is about facing his own traumatic childhood.
Air Date: May 30, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:31How Fetterman is alienating voters, why friendships can boost longevity
Having a tight and strong social network can boost longevity. But why are social connections so important as age?
Air Date: May 29, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:06Research has found that giftedness can look a lot like different types of neurodivergence in the brain.
5 months ago
Listen 20:28Philly is working to attract more bilingual peer specialists to the behavioral health field
Mental Health Partnerships, in collaboration with the city of Philadelphia, is offering free peer specialist certification courses entirely in Spanish.
5 months ago
Listen 1:15Mental Health Partnerships, en colaboración con la ciudad de Filadelfia, ofrece cursos gratuitos de certificación de especialista completamente en español.
5 months ago
From mistakes to depression, anonymous support groups are tackling physician’s mental health
When Psychiatrist Mona Massood saw so many doctors suffering from anxiety and depression, she created a 24/7 physician support line to help them.
6 months ago
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