Mental Health
Deaths of people with intellectual disabilities in Pa. went unreported, says federal regulator
Thousands of unreported “critical incidents,” including two deaths and cases of abuse and neglect, were found in an audit of medical claims.
6 years ago
How psychology is just catching up with the effects of online hate
When online creators get hateful comments — who can help?
6 years ago
Listen 8:06How researchers and advocates of color are forging their own paths in psychedelic-assisted therapy
After a long history of erasure, communities of color are reclaiming psychedelic traditions to heal from trauma.
6 years ago
Listen 11:54Losing your friends, and maybe your mind, in the Pinelands
Two friends dropping acid on an annual camping trip, what could possibly go wrong?
6 years ago
Listen 7:18Hope, happiness and social connection: hidden benefits of regular exercise
If ever there was a time to up your fitness game, the arrival of the new year and the new decade is it.
6 years ago
Governor Wolf promises action on mental health, but doesn’t say how it will be funded
The governor's office says the plan is "aimed at expanding resources" as well as fighting stigma, but said it's too early to talk funding or structure.
6 years ago
This Philly lab wants doctors to try a new medicine: listening
The Listening Lab will tour Penn Medicine’s hospitals to encourage compassionate listening.
6 years ago
Listen 2:03Poll: Americans grateful at holidays — and a bit stressed
Wade Holcomb has a lot to be grateful for this year. In addition to graduating college and getting a job, he also has a beautiful 4-month-old girl.
6 years ago
When gun violence steals the cheer from a family’s holiday
Among those who have lost loved ones, trauma and grief can be magnified at this time of year. Finding what helps them get through can take time.
6 years ago
Listen 3:55Two firearms safety instructors have a plan to prevent suicides among gun owners
The effort involves people voluntarily turning in their firearms during times of personal crisis.
6 years ago
Massachusetts case probes the role schools play in teen suicide prevention
Christina worried when she found her 16-year-old boyfriend, Jacob Goyette, drunk and crying at school in the spring of 2018.
6 years ago
Holiday parties make you squirm? Here’s how to conquer social anxiety
"If I say the word 'circus,' it means I'm ready to leave the party." That's what Angie Ebba, 39, of Portland, Ore., tells close friends when she's at a holiday soiree.
6 years ago
Mental health groups push to restore $84 million in annual funding
Groups that provide mental health and intellectual disabilities services are lobbying for an additional $84 million in funding.
6 years ago
Black mothers get less treatment for their postpartum depression
Nationally, postpartum depression affects one in seven mothers.
6 years ago
‘Psychs on Bikes’ try to keep Philly marathon runners from hitting the dreaded ‘wall’
For the first time, the Philadelphia Marathon offered up a team of sports psychologists to help less experienced runners push through to the finish line.
6 years ago
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