Topic: Mental Health
Get Help Now
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
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
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
Mental Health is a Team Sport
As the Eagles take on the Bucs this week, the two-time Super Bowl Champion highlights a Tampa mental health collaborative that is a model Philly might want to steal
By Lane Johnson
“What it Means to Carry the Weight of Death”
MSNBC contributor and award-winning journalist Trymaine Lee shared insights from his new book, A Thousand Ways To Die, at a Citizen / Free Library Author event last week
By Malcolm Burnley
“Do We Have to Wait Until He Stabs Someone?”
One Philadelphian learns a complicated lesson in how to help a stranger in public mental health distress — featuring a confusing municipal system and one very simple (and under funded) solution
By Kristen Demilio
My Friendship with Jay Glazer
The two-time Super Bowl Champion, five-time All-Pro, and six-time Pro Bowler offensive lineman relies on a powerful tool he learned from the NFL and MMA broadcaster and trainer to strengthen his own mental health: authentic friendship
By Lane Johnson
Mobile Care for KC Kids
As the Birds head to Kansas City to play the Chiefs on Sunday, the Eagles’ five-time All-Pro, six-time Pro Bowler shares the city's innovative approach to get children the mental healthcare they deserve
By Lane Johnson
Federal Grants Should Serve People, Not Politics
A mental healthcare provider CEO says Trump’s new executive order on federal grants will take the scientists out of science
By Dr. Jeannine L. Lisitski