Mental Health
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘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 5:56Princeton 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‘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
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
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 48:35With 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
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 13:15Productivity 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 49:15Finding help for schizophrenia in a ‘broken’ system
How America’s mental health care system is creating crises instead of preventing them.
6 years ago
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