Topic: Mental Health
The Citizen Recommends: Embracing the Light
Mural Arts Philadelphia and First Person Arts have partnered on a community project that explores the pain of suicide through theater and art. See the performance on March 16
By Natalie Pompilio“Someone To Connect With”
Half of older Philadelphians live alone, putting women at especially higher risk of emotional and physical illnesses. Manayunk-based Connectedly combats that social isolation in our city and region
By Courtney DuCheneIdeas We Should Steal: The School Day When No One Eats Alone
Lots of kids feel socially isolated — especially at lunchtime. A national movement is working to change that, today
By Michaela HaasGuest Commentary: The 3 Numbers Everyone Must Know
An educator and community organizer urges state legislators to pass a bill to raise awareness of, funding for and police integration with mental health service hotline 988
By Vanessa MengCITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS: 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 PompilioListen: Ali 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 VelshiListen: Ali 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 VelshiGuest Commentary: Who 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 Gilbert