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Mental Health

Emergency room sign. (Blake Farmer/WPLN)
NPR
Health

When doctors struggle with suicide, their profession often fails them

An estimated 300 to 400 doctors kill themselves each year, a rate of 28 to 40 per 100,000 or more than double that of general population.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Health

Predicting and preventing suicide

Guests: Maria Oquendo, Matthew Nock Suicide rates have been rising for almost three decades across all age groups ...

Air Date: July 30, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
(From left) Executive Producer Elisa Gambino; Director Neal Broffman; father, Akhil Tripathi;  and mother, Judy Tripathi; during a Q&A after a screening of 2015 documentary, Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi. The documentary was screened in Sunil's hometown for the first time on July 26, 2018, at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, in Sunil's hometown. (Natalie Piserchio for WHYY)
Community

Family of man falsely accused in Boston Marathon bombing screens film in Bryn Mawr hometown

'Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi' shows how unverified accusations on social media can snowball into mainstream news coverage.

8 years ago

A vacant North Philadelphia lot. (Jared Brey/PlanPhilly, file)
Health

‘Greening’ vacant lots improves mental health in Philly communities

The study adds to a growing body of research that demonstrates how where you live matters for your health.

8 years ago

Renee Tartaglione exits the federal courthouse in Philadelphia Wednesday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Renee Tartaglione sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison for defrauding nonprofit

The sentence was far less than a punishment at the statutory maximum of 15 years of imprisonment.

8 years ago

Listen 2:05
Radio Times
Science

Why we talk to ourselves

Guests: Ethan Kross, Charles Fernyhough, Alexandra Horowitz Do you talk to yourself? Many of us do when were at w ...

Air Date: July 9, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:56
In this Dec. 4, 2014, file photo protesters rally in New York's Foley Square against a state grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner. (Jason DeCrow/AP Photo, File)
Health

The Freddie Gray effect: Black Americans’ mental health suffers after police killings

The negative effect on African-Americans’ mental health peaked in the month after a police killing, and it dissipated after three months.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Lifestyle

What is self-awareness?

Guests: Tasha Eurich, David Dunning We all know someone–a co-worker, friend, or family member–who is ...

Air Date: June 18, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
(Branden Eastwood/for WHYY, file)
Health

Compulsive video-game playing now new mental health problem

The World Health Organization says compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition

8 years ago

A girl stands with her mother during a Rally For Our Children event to protest a new
Health

Philly mental health experts call for end to separating kids, parents at Mexican border

Separating young children from parents can lead to "disruptive attachment" and increase their risk of developing PTSD, anxiety, depression, and behavioral problems.

8 years ago

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Alyson Hurt/NPR)
NPR
Health

CDC: U.S. suicide rates have climbed dramatically

Suicide rates have increased in nearly every state over the last two decades, and half of the states have seen suicide rates go up more than 30 percent.

8 years ago

Joe Quinn (left), executive director of Headstrong, announces that the program that brings free mental health care to veterans and their families is coming to Philadelphia. He is joined by (from left) Deb D'Arcangelo, chief executive officer of Council for Relationships, Gerard Ilaria, clinical director of Headstrong, and former U.S. Army Secretary Patrick Murphy.
Health

Headstrong offers Philadelphia-area vets another option for free mental health care

In the Philadelphia region, Headstrong is referring vets to therapists at the Council for Relationships in West Philadelphia.

8 years ago

The Resilience Builder Program teaches young students techniques for handling tough emotions, like visualizing a remote control for thoughts so they can switch from negative to happier feelings. (Nathalie Dieterle/for NPR)
NPR
Education

For troubled kids, some schools take time out for group therapy

In Australia, Canada and the U.K., social and emotional learning in schools is already being implemented on a large scale. Here in the U.S. it has spread, but not as quickly.

8 years ago

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Radio Times
Health

Memorial Day special

Guests: Thomas Childers, Michael Miller, Jacinta Johnson, Winden Rowe, Elyse Fenton Today on the show we’re goi ...

Air Date: May 28, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 50:29
The Philadelphia skyline is seen along the banks of the Delaware River, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
NPR
Science

Where you live affects your happiness and health, but how exactly?

A study published Wednesday takes a step toward teasing out which attributes might contribute to well-being in communities around the country.

8 years ago

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