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If you or a loved one struggle with substance use disorder, you’re not alone. And in Pennsylvania, you can get free support, 24/7
By Lane Johnson
How to Fight Food Insecurity in Philly
Donate peanut butter! Organize a food drive! Sort cans! Here are 15 simple things you can do now to help food insecure citizens of Philadelphia.
By Christine Speer Lejeune
Kids Can’t Wait for Politicians to Do Their Jobs
The state’s budget impasse is threatening critical services for children with disabilities or developmental delays. The local Easterseals CEO on what that might mean for our future
By Tim Kerrihard
The 24/7 Support Philly Kids and Families Need
The two-time Super Bowl champ checks in on CHOP’s Behavioral Health and Crisis Center, which is meeting the overwhelming demand for mental health support for young people
By Lane Johnson
Party with a Purpose
The annual gala for the American Association for Cancer Research is your opportunity to help end cancer once and for all
By Jessica Blatt Press
An Unintended Consequence of a Post-Abortion World
More PA women chose sterilization after Roe v. Wade fell, fearing what might happen if abortion were banned in the state. That’s why, a local ob/gyn says, we need to make the procedure easier to access
By Alice Abernathy
Is Social Media the New Drugs and Alcohol?
As we take on the Vikings this weekend, the two-time Super Bowl champ highlights a Minnesota law leading the way in solving this most modern of public health crises
By Lane Johnson
Lying – With Lives at Stake
CHOP’s renowned immunologist responds to RFK Jr.’s shocking — or maybe not so shocking — untruths about vaccines.
By Paul Offit
Fighting Loneliness, Generationally
Loneliness is a scourge, particularly among older Americans. As we head to play the Giants on Thursday, the two-time Super Bowl champ highlights a New York-based nonprofit that has been successfully addressing social isolation for decades.
By Lane Johnson
Students, Help Each Other
Founded at Penn, Active Minds is now a national college and high school network of students helping each other address their mental health struggles
By Lane Johnson