Mental Health
Lawsuit: Inmates cries for help were ignored before suicide death
The lawsuit alleges Darius Sarro was raped and bullied by other inmates on multiple occasions over a two-year period, while housed at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center.
7 years ago
Does canceling others hurt our mental health?
Many people say we live in a “cancel culture” – where we banish those who express unpopular opinions or behave in seemingly off ...
Air Date: October 3, 2019
Listen 04:29‘Feeling is healing’: Mental health summit in Olney uses hip-hop as therapy
One goal of the mental health summit is to dispel the stigma associated with mental health issues in black communities.
7 years ago
Stressed out by politics? Here’s how to keep caring without losing your cool
Surveys show today's political climate is affecting people's mood, relationships and health. How do you stay engaged with democracy without letting the stress ruin your day?
7 years ago
Can this South Philly lifer turn ‘emo’ sports fandom into a business?
Shamus Clancy was at rock bottom when he discovered his voice as a sportswriter. Now he wants to turn his unusual brand of fandom into a business.
7 years ago
Listen 5:10Now recovering from multiple bullet wounds, Darrin Lee faces charges of aggravated assault and making terroristic threats.
7 years ago
How a proposed 3-digit suicide hotline could help prevention efforts
The Federal Communications Commission is proposing to launch a new three-digit hotline for people who are feeling suicidal or are going through any other mental health crisis.
7 years ago
Could fecal transplants help treat mental illness?
How emerging microbiome science is pointing the way toward an innovative approach.
7 years ago
Listen 12:58You know when you get butterflies in your stomach? Or your gut clenches with fear? Or the way a gory movie can fill you with nausea? Thos ...
Air Date: September 13, 2019
Listen 48:28Veterinarians are killing themselves. An online group is there to listen and help
"I had 86 people in my vet school class," Carrie Jurney says. "Graduating class of 2005. Three of them are gone. Died by their own hand."
7 years ago
The mental health impact of being a veterinarian
Working around pets and animals sounds like it should be fun and enjoyable. But new research finds that veterinarians and people who volu ...
Air Date: August 28, 2019
Listen 03:09The scientific debate over teens, screens and mental health
More teens and young adults — particularly girls and young women — are reporting being depressed and anxious, compared with comparable numbers from the mid-2000s.
7 years ago
Reflections on love and loss in the opioid crisis
Elise Schiller lost her daughter to a heroin overdose while she was in treatment. Now she's speaking out about opioid use disorder and the holes in the US treatment system.
Air Date: August 27, 2019
Listen 49:02The myth of mental illness and gun violence
Despite research showing no link between mental illness and gun violence, the rhetoric coming from President Trump and other officials continues to connect the two.
Air Date: August 22, 2019
Listen 49:01Standoff in north Philly/Mindfulness and doing nothing
How do we cope with the countless distractions that await us every day? By learning how to do nothing.
Air Date: August 15, 2019
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