How Simone Biles kicked down the door for Team USA Olympians to discuss mental health

Read the full article at USAToday.com Jordan Chiles is often, what the kids say, “a mood.” Her personality is evident in her gymnastics and everything she does around it. Moments […]

Why CHOP’s chief psychiatrist is hopeful in the midst of a child and teen mental health crisis

Read full article at Inquirer.com “We all need to come together to support healthy emotional development,” said Tami Benton, CHOP’s psychiatrist-in-chief. The kids are still not all right. Three years […]

PPD union partners with wellness app to provide free resources to officers

See full article at Audacy.com PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia police officers now have free access to mental health support thanks to a new partnership with the GUIDE App. The […]

As wounds and amputations spike, experts say Philly’s $100M addiction treatment center must ensure adequate medical care for patients

Read full article at Inquirer.com Mayor Cherelle L. Parker plans to build a $100 million addiction treatment center and shelter near the city’s jail complex on State Road but so […]

Philadelphia’s Donna Bullock will replace Sister Mary Scullion as Project HOME’s leader

Read full article at Inquirer.com Donna Bullock, a Democratic state legislator who lives in Strawberry Mansion and grew up sleeping on couches in other people’s houses, will become CEO of […]

Tobacco-like warning label for social media sought by surgeon general who asks Congress to act

Read full article at Inquirer.com The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms and their effects on young people’s lives, similar to […]

Philadelphia announces a new round of grants from opioid settlement funds

Read full article at Inquirer.com Recovery specialists, grief counseling, and wound care for people addicted to xylazine are among the projects that Philadelphia’s Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund will […]

Temple Hospital revamps Episcopal Campus to better serve people with substance use, mental health disorders

Read full article at PhillyVoice.com Temple University Hospital’s Episcopal Campus in Kensington is undergoing a $12 million expansion that includes a new outpatient clinic for people with substance use disorders […]

City Council OKs $100 million drug treatment center in Northeast Philly

Read full report at BillyPenn.com Mayor Cherelle Parker’s first city budget since she took office in January is moving toward final approval, with few surprises — other than a new […]

Massive Drug Rehab Tower Could Be Coming To University City

Read full report at BisNow.com The former site of a proposed Target store in University City could become home to a 40-plus-story addiction rehabilitation tower, becoming one of the largest […]