tag | mental health

 Jeff Chiu
May 12, 2021 | 5:24 AM

Sen. Bob Casey introduces police reform measures to redirect some 911 calls to social services

The Human Services Emergency Logistic Program (HELP) Act of 2021 would increase access to social services and mental health resources in hopes of reducing police interactions with people with disabilities, those experiencing mental health crises, and more.

By Julia Zenkevich/WESA
 Kimberly Paynter
May 7, 2021 | 5:40 AM

Philly schools see a rise in teens’ mental health issues related to pandemic, gun violence

District leaders say calls to a crisis hotline launched a year ago, are getting longer due to losses from the pandemic, gun violence, and racial trauma.

By Emily Rizzo/WHYY
 Dan Gleiter
May 7, 2021 | 5:13 AM

Midstate county introduces wearable wristbands to assist police with crisis intervention

“This can help end the stigma surrounding mental health.”

By Julia Agos

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 Wenjin Chen
May 6, 2021 | 12:17 PM

If your brain feels foggy and you’re tired all the time, you’re not alone

The pandemic has done a number on us, in too many ways to count. Our bodies are responding with feelings of fatigue and lack of focus, experts say. Here are some tips to help you feel better.

By Rhitu Chatterjee/NPR
 Elissa Nadworny
April 21, 2021 | 8:08 AM

How schools can help kids heal after a year of ‘crisis and uncertainty’

This pandemic has been stressful for millions of children. If that stress isn’t buffered by caring adults, it can have lifelong consequences.

By Cory Turner, Christine Herman/NPR
 Kimberly Paynter
April 21, 2021 | 7:52 AM

Anger, anxiety, stress, relief: Therapists say it’s OK for Black people to feel it all

“Even though this is something that many people have wanted, at the same time, it doesn’t erase how many other verdicts that didn’t go this way,” said marriage and family therapist Dr. George James.
By Ximena Conde/WHYY
April 16, 2021 | 3:00 PM

Smart Talk: Sexual assault awareness takes on many forms

By Scott LaMar
 Berks County District Attorney Facebook
Updated: April 16, 2021 | 11:00 am

Berks DA: Police killing of Muhlenberg man was justified

District Attorney John T. Adams said police reacted reasonably when 62-year-old Stephen Hughes approached them with a knife.

By Anthony Orozco
April 4, 2021 | 11:48 AM

Amid outcry, states push mental health training for police

Lawmakers in several states are proposing legislation that would require more training for police in how to interact with someone in a mental crisis

By Farnoush Amiri/The Associated Press
 John Minchillo
April 2, 2021 | 7:33 AM

‘It’s OK to not be OK’: For clients’ mental health, and their own, therapists managed intense new demands

In the last six to eight months, many therapists in the region have had Spindel Bashoff’s experience: Requests for mental health appointments have increased, to the point where there’s more demand than supply.
By Zöe Read/WHYY
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