Mental Health

Leaders say the need is massive, as COVID-19 has brought grief and unemployment to the forefront — stress that’s disproportionately hit the Black community.

Mayor Kenney’s proposed city budget would up the number of units available and help integrate with police dispatch.

As recent attacks against Asian Americans have pushed incidents of racism and violence into the spotlight, the case of Christian Hall is getting more attention.

Structural racism, stigma, and fear keep too many from receiving the help they need.

MossRehab Research Institute researchers reinterpret a common consumer technology to help with post-injury social isolation and depression.

Lawmakers in several states are proposing legislation that would require more training for police in how to interact with someone in a mental crisis.

While much of the country is gleefully making dinner reservations again and booking long canceled vacations, some are secretly dreading each milestone toward normalcy.

Battling compassion fatigue became critical for mental health professionals amid busier schedules, clients’ increased trauma, and their own stresses.

WHYY hosted a town hall where young voices were amplified in a conversation about trauma, positive thinking, and surviving the stress of the pandemic.

Penn researchers looked at data from 498 Black men admitted to Level I trauma centers. Health insurance and mental health stigmas limited access to care.

Before the coronavirus struck, loneliness was an “epidemic” among the elderly in the U.S. The pandemic revealed it was just part of the problem.

This past year has been defined by incalculable loss at the hands of coronavirus, police brutality, and political violence. But have we really faced our collective grief?

The DA’s Office, County Council, and educators put together a Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools initiative to break the school-to-prison pipeline.

For the Classes of 2020 and 2021, anxiety can be high if you took a gap year, or didn’t. If you applied away from home, or didn’t.

Meet the finalists in the Well City Challenge Mind/Body category.