
Mental Health
Dr. James Gordon joins us to talk about healing from trauma. His work in conflicts around the world has informed his understanding of what it takes to recover.
Air Date: October 20, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 41:57The new West Philadelphia location marks the city’s fifth crisis response center for people experiencing mental health emergencies.
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New Camden County school program aims to keep students in mental health crisis out of hospital ERs
Local hospital emergency rooms saw about 2,500 school referrals for Camden County students in mental health crisis last year.
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How writing suicide notes helped save a teen’s life
In his new book, “Dear,” Justin Kemp writes about minority teens facing mental health issues and opens up about his own struggles.
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Listen 7:42Keeping it real with kids and their mental health
NAMI presenters visit eighth graders near Baltimore to have an honest conversation about mental health.
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Listen 10:16Upgraded SAFE DE app designed to help Delaware students’ health and wellness
The Delaware Emergency Management Agency’s School Safety and Wellness Suite offers anonymous reporting, crisis messaging, and mental health education.
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Through the Return to Learn initiative, the district will enhance support for students facing challenges and high-risk situations.
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For the first time on record, the firearm suicide rate for Black teens is higher than for white teens, according to preliminary data from the CDC.
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Chemo drug shortages lead to treatment changes, anxiety, and fear among patients
After Mairead McInerney was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, ongoing drug shortages forced her treatment plan to be more grueling than she expected.
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Listen 12:17Democrats say stalled Pa. budget leaves behind adult mental health patients
In 2022, Pennsylvania lawmakers promised to spend $100 million on adult mental health services. This year’s budget uses the money for a different purpose.
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Bucks County breaks ground on new mental health treatment center
The center will divert people with mental illnesses away from incarceration and into treatment. It’s expected to open by the end of 2024.
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Listen 1:23A new era of crisis response: Philly police team up with mental health experts
In Philly, emergency response often arrives in the form of police officers. A new program seeks a more collaborative approach that addresses residents’ behavioral health needs
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The five grantees aim to increase their organization’s workforce, improve accessibility of mental health services, and build new locations.
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Philadelphia leaders announced plans to build on 988 services and expand behavioral health crisis options throughout the city in the coming years.
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My Hijacking: A Personal History of Forgetting and Remembering
Historian Martha Hodes explores what happened to her own memories, and how she tried to get them back, after being held hostage on an airplane in 1970 in her new memoir.
Air Date: June 30, 2023 12:00 pm
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