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Mental Health

In June, New York City started its Behavioral Health Emergency Assistance Response Division, or B-HEARD, to provide more targeted care for those struggling with mental health issues and emergencies. In this photo from March, an EMT worker cleans a gurney after transporting a suspected COVID patient in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Courts & Law

Mental health response teams yield better outcomes than police in NYC, data shows

The program dispatches mental health specialists and paramedics instead of police for certain nonviolent emergency calls has resulted in more people accepting assistance.

5 years ago

FILE - In this March 17, 2020 file photo, a commuter sits in an otherwise empty car as he waits for the 7:58 p.m. train to Hudson to leave Grand Central Terminal, in New York.  The eruption of COVID-19  across the United States last year caused the proportion of people working from home to nearly double, with the shift most pronounced among college graduates and workers in such fields as finance and professional services. The share of employed people working from home rose shot up from just 22% in 2019 to 42% in 2020.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Health

Virus’s impact: More relaxing and thinking, less socializing

The share of employed people working from home shot up from just 22% in 2019 to 42% in 2020, the Labor Department said Thursday.

5 years ago

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Education

Summer school looks different for teachers and students in Delaware’s Indian River School District

Teachers at the Indian River School District are getting an up-close look at the effects that the coronavirus has had on their students during summer school.

5 years ago

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Education

Delaware attempts to lighten load of ‘invisible backpack’ many children bring to school

Delaware will require psychologists, counselors, or social workers in every elementary school. The Colonial School District is ahead of the curve.

5 years ago

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Community

Iceland cut its work week and found greater happiness and no loss in productivity

The results of two trials in Iceland found that a 35- to 36-hour workweek resulted in similar or greater productivity and improved well-being among workers.

5 years ago

Brett Roman Williams poses for a photograph while holding a pillow with a photo of his father, Donald Williams, lower right, and brother Derrick Williams
Community

Grief counselors in short supply amid rising gun violence in Philly

In Philly, gun violence is prevalent and grief counselors are scarce. Experts say it's a nationwide trend, with most mental health professionals stretched to their limit.

5 years ago

Aubrey Howard (in black tank) leads a session of intentional breathing meditation, accompanied by musician Alexia Oliveira, during a yoga session at the Woodlands cemetery. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Community

Meditation for liberation in a West Philly cemetery

The Woodlands and Ars Nova Workshop launch a summer program of weekly mindfulness and spiritual healing sessions.

5 years ago

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

Temple physicians learn mindfulness to cope with the trauma of treating COVID

Witnessing so much suffering and loneliness took a toll, so Temple Hospital’s Practitioner Wellness Committee sought a program to help.

5 years ago

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Health

How to stop worrying and learn to love the unknown

People can reframe their relationship with uncertainty and that can help relieve some of their anxiety.

5 years ago

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Community

Since 9/11, military suicides are 4 times higher than deaths in war operations

The data highlights the divide between the dangers posed by war and the persistent mental health crisis in not only the military but the country at large.

5 years ago

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Health

Unpaid caregivers were already struggling. It’s only gotten worse during the pandemic

Two-thirds of survey respondents who identified as unpaid caregivers said they experienced mental health challenges during the pandemic.

5 years ago

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Community

People of color share stories of love through justice in ‘11 Days of Love Stories’

“Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Jos Duncan, producer and chief storyteller with Love Now Media.

5 years ago

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Dr. Donald Morton hopes to mentor 10,000 Black men as part of his ReManned Project based out of Wilmington. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

Mentoring program for Black men in Delaware looks to go global

The Wilmington-based ReManned Project hopes to connect 10,000 Black men with mentors to help process trauma and find success in their work and personal lives.

5 years ago

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Health

Naomi Osaka reveals mental health struggles — and other athletes rally around her

Leaving the French Open, Osaka says she's suffered long bouts of depression since 2018. Top athletes praised her bravery and decried systems that don't give athletes support.

5 years ago

Radio Times

‘Chatter:’ how to control our inner voice

Psychologist Ethan Kross on how to calm and control our negative and anxiety-inducing self-talk and how to put it to good use.

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