
Mental Health
Heeding science, some Pennsylvania school districts push back high school start times
Later school start times could mean teenagers are more likely to get adequate amounts of sleep, according to research published last month by Penn State researchers.
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The sexual assault epidemic no one talks about
Unpublished Justice Department data on sex crimes shows that people with intellectual disabilities are seven times more likely to be victims of sexual assault.
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‘A very stable genius’: Trump responds to renewed criticism of his mental state
President Trump insisted Saturday that he is "a very stable genius."
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Philly program steps up efforts with families, schools to address early psychosis in kids
Psychosis is a set of experiences that relate to finding reality confusing or unclear. Not all people who experience it have schizophrenia.
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Listen 4:54Mercer County, N.J., school officials set meeting on rising teen suicide rate
Seven suicides among teens in Mercer County, New Jersey, have the county’s school superintendents calling for action.
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What’s the harm in ‘bleeding green’?
Eagles fans are known for their passion and commitment to the team — which often comes with high stress levels. But is it really good for our health to be so invested?
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If I lose my chronic depression, how much of myself will go with it?
Until now, I have had little hope that my depression would ever really go away.
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Pa. Dept. of Corrections says staffing issues provide challenges to care for mentally ill inmates
The state says conditions for mentally ill inmates are improving, but challenges remain.
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College campuses failing to fully decode mental illness
Academia, known at times for fostering innovation and creativity, is also casually slow and bureaucratic when it comes to implementing much-needed radical change.
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Can trauma be passed down by generation?
A new study by researchers from Scandinavia and Johns Hopkins University offers surprising results about the daughters of parents who've experienced trauma.
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Navigating life on campus when you’re on the autism spectrum
All Things Considered is connecting people on either side of a shared experience, and they're letting us eavesdrop on their conversations in our series Been There.
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Can a class teach someone to be happier?
A new six-week program at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is giving it a shot.
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‘The dream that sustained me:’ ‘Black-ish’ star Jenifer Lewis on living with mental illness
She’s best known for her starring role on the TV comedy “Black-ish,” but these days Jenifer Lewis, is increasingly making a name for herself as a mental health advocate.
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How do astronauts deal with conflict in cramped quarters?
Getting along with your coworkers can be tough in any job – much less one where you eat, sleep and work just feet away from one ano ...
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Happiness is more than the feeling you get after eating a delicious meal. But what is happiness? On this Voices in the Family special, Dr ...
Air Date: November 16, 2017
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