Mental Health

Magic mushroom compound works psychedelically well on depression in small-scale study

Bisexual, questioning women at greater risk for depression than gay or straight women: Drexel study

Watch: N.J. police dash cam captures officer saving suicidal man from jumping off bridge

NJ Police saves man

At Penn, peer groups offer struggling students the help they need

Jared Fenton

Mayfair mom receives letter complaining about autistic son

Bonnie Marie Lee-Moran

A light of exposure: More than ever, teens are feeling lost and thinking about suicide

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A light of exposure: More than ever, teens are feeling lost and thinking about suicide

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Good Samaritan helps stop suicidal man from jumping onto SEPTA tracks

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N.J. college suicide prevention bill in memory of Penn student passes Senate

Suicide Victim

Penn study finds drawbacks to cost-saving measures in public mental health clinics

Penn ethicist leads research study in mental health care in prisons

Penn scientists find dopamine bursts aren't just for happy times

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Sexual assault survivors, especially men, find refuge in online anonymity

Pa. trying to clamp down on use of psych drugs by children on Medicaid

Report: Veterans need more mental health support from military

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Cognitive behavioral therapy similarly effective to antidepressants, new guidelines say

Study: Concussions linked to higher long-term risk of suicide

Study: Lawyers have serious problems with booze and depression

Drexel study: Children's grades can suffer when parents are depressed

New Jersey teens can now get therapy without parents' permission

Missing Persons

Police searching for endangered teenager in Philly

Lawana Lamone

Study suggests winter blues aren't real

Winter Weather

Penn State senior class gives gift of mental health

Penn State

Purpose over dreams: Three ways to live a fulfilled life in 2016

Penn student's death ruled suicide; 10th in three years at university

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Philly woman launches startup following traumatic Harvard experience

Due Quach

CHOP study finds link between heart disease and PTSD

New Jersey psychology practice revealed patients' mental disorders in debt lawsuits

Police: Marlton teen who brought replica handgun to school 'wanted officers to shoot him'

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Itching, sweating, stress: Temple research links mental health to skin health

Missing Children

Police looking for help finding missing endangered child in West Philly

Missing Child West Philadelphia

Target receives backlash over 'Obsessive Christmas Disorder' holiday sweater

ACLU: Some Pa. inmates wait a year for mental health treatment

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Missing Persons

Philly Police searching for missing woman with cerebral palsy

Chaniece Benn

Pa. youth mental health facility ordered shut amid sexual abuse allegations

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Temple lacrosse player details battle with depression, mental health issues

Kara Stroup

Missing Persons

Police searching for mentally disabled man in South Jersey

Pemberton Township police are searching for 53-year-old Alipio Colon, who is mentally disabled.

Philly offers online mental health program for anxiety, depression

Van with special needs men inside stolen

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