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Mental Health

Nikolas Cruz appears in court for a status hearing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Mike Stocker/AP)
NPR
Community

Logs of 911 calls reveal the troubled history of Florida school shooter

On Thursday, Sheriff Scott Israel announced that two deputies are on restrictive duty pending an investigation into whether they followed policy in responding to 911 calls.

9 years ago

Community discussion on trauma, PTSD and access to mental health services at the Blackwell Regional Library in West Philadelphia, on Wednesday. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Health

In Philly’s black community, charting a way beyond decades of pain toward mental health

Nearly 50 people gathered at the West Philly Library on 52nd Street to talk about mental health in the black community.

9 years ago

financial audit
Speak Easy
Money

The role of cognitive decline in financial elder abuse, and what we can do about it

Cognitive decline robs people of their identity, independence and financial security. The banking industry may be able to help identify it before dire financial impact.

9 years ago

A woman cries as she bows her head in prayer during a vigil at the Parkland Baptist Church, for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder on Thursday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Radio Times
Health

Mass shootings and the conversation around mental health

Guests: Jennifer Mascia, Mark Salzer, Joshua Hazelton  Wednesday’s school shooting in Florida ...

Air Date: February 16, 2018

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Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Alex Stern/WHYY)
The Pulse
Community

The benefits of black church

Many African Americans seek out predominantly black churches. An African Methodist Episcopal reverend says separate black spaces can be good for mental health.

9 years ago

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Mike Jordan (left) and Mark Belle chat at South Street Barbers. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Pulse
Community

The black barbershop: care beyond hair

Black barbershops have long been a source of community and support. OB-GYN Pierre Johnson discusses some of the lessons he learned from his days cutting hair.

9 years ago

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Jessica Porten went to a doctor's appointment with her daughter, Kira, to get help with postpartum depression. Instead, she soon found herself in the company of police who escorted her to a hospital's emergency department. (April Dembosky/KQED)
NPR
Health

Nurse calls cops after woman seeks help for postpartum depression. Right call?

Four months after having her second baby, Jessica Porten started feeling really irritable. Little things would annoy her, like her glider chair.

9 years ago

Belmont Behavioral Health Hospital breaks ground on its new, $110 million dollar facility. (Dana Bate/for WHYY)
Health

Construction begins on new Belmont Behavioral’s new psych hospital

The Philadelphia region is getting its first new psychiatric hospital in more than 50 years.

9 years ago

Young woman visiting a loved one at the cemetery paying respects with fresh rose flowers. Female grieving at graveyard.
Radio Times
Health

There’s no right way to grieve

Guests: Megan Devine, Julia Cooper All of us will experience the death of a loved one in our lives, yet many of u ...

Air Date: January 26, 2018

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The Department of Health and Human Services building is seen in the evening in Washington
Health

Local specialists echo national concerns over ending behavioral health registry

Behavioral Health practitioners nationwide have used the registry’s list of hundreds of evidence-based practices as the industry standard for what works.

9 years ago

Gov. Carney announced legislation to keep guns out of the hands of individuals suffering from mental illness. (WHYY/Zoe Read)
Politics & Policy

Delaware wants to ban guns for those suffering from mental illnesses

Gov. John Carney, D-Delaware and state legislators introduced a bill that aims to prevent guns from getting into the hands of those with mental illnesses.

9 years ago

In this photo taken Nov. 23, 2015, a student leans on a table in the cafeteria during first period at Roosevelt High School in Seattle. More school districts around the U.S. are heeding the advice of scientists who have long said that pushing back school start times can improve student health or academic output. (Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

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.

9 years ago

Pauline stands in her room after coming home from a day program for adults with intellectual disabilities.
NPR
Courts & Law

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.

9 years ago

Questions surrounding President Trump's temperament intensified this week after excerpts from the book, Fire and Fury: Inside The Trump White House, detailed chaos inside the White House. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

‘A very stable genius’: Trump responds to renewed criticism of his mental state

President Trump insisted Saturday that he is "a very stable genius."

9 years ago

Ahmad Harrington (left) stands beside his father, James.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

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.

9 years ago

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