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Mental Health

MaryLouise Patterson and her friend
Community

Can we still be friends? Coronavirus means working at formerly easy relationships

Friendships can wax and wane over time. But with everyone struggling with something right now, it’s a new and different layer of stress.

6 years ago

Aubrey drescribes loneliness brought on by social distancing
Health

Pandemic threatens to deepen crisis in mental health care

The nation’s mental health care system is struggling to continue treating patients in spite of the coronavirus.

6 years ago

Rob Grier says if he weren't taking care of him, his dad, Robert Grier Sr., would probably need to be in a nursing home. (Courtesy of Rob Grier)
NPR
Community

Veterans see caregivers as even more crucial in the COVID-19 era

Veterans' homes have been ravaged by the virus. The VA has just announced new rules for its caregivers program, but veterans' groups fear thousands will be left behind.

6 years ago

Screenshot of an MBK Cares virtual session
Health
Billy Penn

Online mental health sessions for Black men in Philly are a hit during the pandemic

MBK Cares has reached more than 1,000 people during quarantine.

6 years ago

Mental health
NPR
Health

Act now to get ahead of a mental health crisis, specialists advise US

Suicide prevention advocates are doubling down to bolster the resilience of Americans who are suffering from feelings of despair during the pandemic.

6 years ago

School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite
Education
The Notebook

Philly school district starts mental health hotline for students and families

The partnership with Uplift is due to concerns about the impact of isolation.

6 years ago

Glendale Cemetery in Bloomfield, like many other cemeteries in northern New Jersey, has seen a sharp increase in burials since the coronavirus pandemic struck the region. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

‘The back end of the frontline’: How N.J.’s ‘death care’ workers are coping with COVID-19

New Jersey funeral homes and cemeteries accustomed to handling a certain number of deaths per week were suddenly facing two or three times that.

6 years ago

Listen 5:56
Anne Case and Angus Deaton, Princeton economists and husband-and-wife co-authors of the new book,
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

“Deaths of Despair”

Princeton economists Angus Deaton and Anne Case discuss their book, "Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism" about income inequality and increased morbidity.

Air Date: May 6, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
People holding hands
Health

‘MindPHL Together’: Philadelphia launches campaign to connect public with mental health resources

The city wants Philadelphians to know they are not alone — particularly amid increased uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

(Photo via Shutterstock)
The Pulse
Health

The importance of finding joy during our coronavirus quarantine

Psychologists find that “guilty pleasures” may be valuable in fighting the feelings of loneliness our current isolation-at-home can bring.

6 years ago

WW2 inspired coronavirus poster
The Pulse
Health

How to Stop an Invasion

It feels like we’ve been invaded by an invisible enemy — so scary we don’t even want to go to the grocery store. Inside of hospital ...

Air Date: April 24, 2020

Listen 48:35
Teens feel lost during the coronavirus pandemic. (Mikyung Lee for NPR)
NPR
Community

With senior year in disarray, teens and young adults feel lost. Here’s how to help

For many young people sheltering at home means missing milestones and public recognition of their achievements.

6 years ago

Resisting productivity culture and letting yourself be bored can do a lot for your cognitive health. (Chinnapong/Big Stock Photo)
The Pulse
Health

Why ‘stillness’ is crucial for your brain during this pandemic

The idea that you should be optimizing your quarantine time is everywhere. But resisting productivity culture and letting yourself be bored is essential to your well-being.

6 years ago

Listen 13:15
Peck's Food owner Theodore Peck touches hands with a customer through window glass while closing his storefront due to the coronavirus outbreak, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Radio Times
Health

Productivity and physical touch during coronavirus

We dive into why you're not feeling very productive right now and why we miss human touch so much.

Air Date: April 16, 2020

Listen 49:15
Writer Marin Sardy and her brother, Tom. When Tom was first diagnosed with schizophrenia, Marin and her family did everything they could to get him help. There was just one problem: Tom refused to accept it. What resources are available to families with loved ones experiencing a mental health crisis? How do you force someone to get help? (Image courtesy of Marin Sardy)
The Pulse
Health

Finding help for schizophrenia in a ‘broken’ system

How America’s mental health care system is creating crises instead of preventing them.

6 years ago

Listen 17:16
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