
Mental Health
In drought-stricken Australia, farmers struggle with mental health issues, and learn to ask for help
The identity of Australian farmers is under threat as fire, flood, drought, and rising feed and water costs make it harder for them to stay economically viable.
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Listen 10:38A mother’s wish for her son: Mental health treatment
His immigration status — undocumented — stands in the way of obtaining medication and therapy a 15-year-old boy needs for his depression, ADHD, and more.
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Lessons from 50 years of doing therapy
Psychologist Dan Gottlieb has been a therapist for fifty years – he saw his first client in May of 1969. She was an older woman w ...
Air Date: June 4, 2019
Listen 03:20Del. Gov. Carney adds mental health dollars to education plan
Carney proposes $75 million to help low-income students, English language learners, mental health programs in schools.
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Philadelphia jail offers out-of-cell therapy for inmates in solitary confinement
The Philadelphia Department of Prisons is offering two extra hours out of isolation to ease the mental health impact of segregation on inmates.
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What’s doctor burnout costing America?
Doctor burnout is costing the U.S. health care system a lot — roughly $4.6 billion a year, according to a study published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Children spend a lot of time on screens, which worries many parents. We discuss the effects of screens on kids' mental, physical, emotional, and social health
Air Date: May 28, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:28A new report from the National Women’s Law Center, written with Latina middle and high school students in Philadelphia, found that over ...
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Listen 35:30Suicide rate for girls has been rising faster than for boys, study finds
Researchers examined more than 85,000 youth suicides that occurred between 1975 and 2016.
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How a shirt from Target helped a survivor of deadly Amtrak crash heal
On May 12, 2015, Amtrak Train 188 rounded a corner at 106 miles per hour — more than double the posted speed limit — and derailed in Philadelphia.
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Illness can make people feel hopeless – which can in turn affect their prognosis. Psychologist Dan Gottlieb knows this first hand ...
Air Date: May 7, 2019
Listen 03:47Now in high school, Philly girls revisit earlier kindness, donating tampons, other items
Sasha Mannino and Iris Peron-Ames, both 15 now and living in Fairmount — started a second collection of tampons and other toiletries, this time at their high school.
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From gloom to gratitude: 8 skills to cultivate joy
Taking time each day to note positive moments and personal strengths; mindful breathing and reaching out in kindness are all part of a program that reduces anxiety.
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Klobuchar releases $100B substance abuse, mental health plan
Klobuchar says that as president she would prioritize mental health and substance abuse treatment over incarceration for nonviolent offenders.
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