Mental Health

Following the death of Walter Wallace Jr. in October, Philadelphia city councilmembers heard testimony on best practices for police response and crisis intervention.

“It’s easy to describe this problem. It’s exceedingly more difficult to solve it, but we have to try,” said Casey during a virtual news conference on Wednesday.

There’s little disagreement that the state needs to determine how much "learning loss" has occurred. The argument is over the best way to collect data.

Suicide is a tough topic — it can feel frightening, and sad, and hard to talk about — but it’s also one we can’t afford to ignore ...

Youth depression, anxiety and suicide attempts have been on the rise during the pandemic. School shutdowns keep kids from friends, leaving social growth up to parents.

People are reporting having more vivid and bizarre dreams during the pandemic. We'll discuss what they mean and the science of dreaming.

Recent research reveals that older populations are less consumed by pandemic depression than those that are younger.

Deciding to gather or not can seem like just one more thing to deal with in this pandemic-disrupted year.

"Relationships with animals are simple," notes one researcher. In a year when life feels fraught, pets have been healers, helping humans get exercise and quell anxiety.

On Monday, Montgomery County schools will temporarily move to virtual learning to limit COVID-19's spread. Parents worry how the move will affect students' mental health.

COVID-19 has taken hundreds of thousands of lives in the U.S. already, some very quickly. There will be mourning, and remembering

The Slought Foundation in Philadelphia put out an open call for artwork reflecting the psychological effects of pandemic life.

Stressors, stigma and self-care were the focus of a virtual community conversation sponsored Wednesday night by WHYY.

If there is a weapon involved, “people feel comfortable enough to relinquish [it],” a local crisis response expert said.

“We have to stop the police from being the first responders,” said Gwen Carr, Garner’s mother. “They shoot first and ask questions later.”