Topic: Mental Health
Sister Mary Scullion and Joan Dawson McConnon
Join us on January 30 to honor the Project HOME pioneers with a Lifetime Achievement Award
By Natalie PompilioAli Velshi Banned Book Club on The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member interviews Stephen Chobsky, whose classic The Perks of Being a Wallflower has literally stopped suicides
By Ali VelshiAli Velshi Banned Book Club on The Bell Jar
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member interviews Emily Van Duyne, Sylvia Plath expert and author of the upcoming book Loving Sylvia Plath
By Ali VelshiWho or What Am I Most Resisting?
A citizen's prayer for our fractured times, from a local leader of the B Corp movement
By Jay Coen GilbertReducing Gun Violence with Roca’s Molly Baldwin
Roca, a program in Massachusetts and Baltimore trains shooters to refrain from shooting by literally changing their minds. See the founder at Ideas We Should Steal Festival on November 17
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyCity of Wellness
Six Philadelphia heart and mind health startups compete this week for $50,000 in the Economy League’s Well City Challenge.
By Natalie PompilioBlack Male Mental Health Must Matter
Around the country, Black teen suicide rates are growing at a scary pace. A Philly social worker, who is also a Black man, calls for help
By Kenneth Bourne II20+ Philly Education Organizations to Support
How to help students in Philadelphia? Give a hand to any of these initiatives, organizations that are already doing the good work to support students, educators and communities
By The Philadelphia Citizen StaffSeeing the Unseen
Through visual art and public gatherings, fashion designer Zarinah Lomax’s Apologues is telling the stories of our city’s trauma — and its survivors
By James PetersonYou Can Change Your Ways!
Got a habit that drives someone else crazy? Know someone who does? This Wharton researcher offers an easy tip for changing your age-old routines.
By Asaf Mazar