Mental Health

Self-care strategies can help Black people cope with racial trauma, mental health clinicians say

Severe depression changes the brains of women and men differently, study finds

Depression brain women

Why does experiencing 'flow' feel so good? A communication scientist explains

Feel Flow Snowboarding

In a time of uncertainty, a healthy lifestyle is a dependable benefit

Healthy Lifestyle Exercise

The biggest health trends of 2022, from gut health to sound healing

Persistent anxiety as a child may lead to psychosis as a young adult, new research shows

Childhood Anxiety Treatment

Gratitude provides a pathway to better health and well-being

Grandfather Grandson Gratitude

Hormone therapy linked to lower suicide risk for transgender youth, study finds

Quartet Health receives $60 million to improve mental health access

IBX Quarter Health

The psychological toll of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit mental health providers hard, too

Mental health COVID-19

NJ State Police piloting new first responder program with mental health experts

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Go ahead, enjoy your memes – they really do help ease pandemic stress

COVID-19 Memes Stress

Eating alone may have negative health consequences, but not all experts agree

Eating alone health effects

Lane Johnson shines a spotlight on anxiety disorders and the drugs used to treat them

Lane Johnson Anxiety SSRIs

Bipolar disorder can be challenging to diagnose because symptoms vary widely

bipolar disorder brain

Eagles' Lane Johnson discusses ongoing battle with depression and anxiety in interview with Jay Glazer

One year after Walter Wallace's death, city still must improve responses to mental health emergencies, officials say

Too much sitting isn't just harmful for our physical health – it affects our mental well-being, too

Sitting mental health

The mental health of American children is at a crisis point, pediatric groups say

Mental Health Children

Eating mushrooms may help prevent depression, study shows

Mushrooms mental health

Fear a loved one is having suicidal thoughts? Here's how to talk about it

Suicide Prevention Talk

SEPTA to deploy more social outreach workers at hotspots for vulnerable populations

SEPTA Social Work

'Aunt Mary Pat' comedian urges people battling depression to seek help

Aunt Mary Pat Troy Hendrickson

Reconnecting with loved ones can provide a much-needed boost to your well-being

Bezich family wellness

Penn study shows the psychological toll that gun violence exposure has on children

Gun violence Mental health

As nurses nationwide battle burnout, Philly-area hospitals add new mental health program for providers

Nurse burnout COVID-19

Children's Health

Living near green spaces boosts mental health of city children, study finds

Mental Health Green Spaces

Mindfulness meditation can make some Americans more selfish and less generous

Mindfulness meditation benefits

People living with HIV have a higher suicide risk, even with advancements in treatment

Suicide risk and HIV

Just three nights of little sleep can negatively affect your health, data shows

Sleep deprivation and our health

The neuroscience behind why your brain may need time to adjust to ‘un-social distancing’

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