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Philly’s first mental health urgent care to open next month
Read full article at metrophiladelphia.com Philadelphia first mental health urgent care is set to open next month on North Broad Street. Leaders from Merakey, the locally-based social services nonprofit, and […]
Athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics Are Championing Their Mental Health
Read the full article at TeenVogue.com This year marks a sea-change in supporting athletes’ mental health. Noah Lyles had the world’s eyes on him at the 2024 Paris Olympics on […]
No insurance? No problem. This free medical, dental, and vision clinic is coming to Philadelphia in August.
Read full article at inquirer.com Free medical exams, eye glasses, teeth cleanings, and more, on a first-come, first-served basis. A nationwide traveling health care clinic is making a stop in […]
Philly offers sensory-friendly swim hours at public pools for people with autism and neurodivergence
Read full article at Inquirer.com Eight pools across the city have designated timeframes that are quieter and less crowded. In July, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation announced that it was offering […]
Simone Biles Highlights the Importance of Mental Health After Olympic Win
Read the full article at harpersbazaar.com Simone Biles won gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics women’s gymnastics individual all-around finals Thursday—a milestone that took as much mental health work as […]
Mental Health Is The Real MVP Of The 2024 Olympic Games
Read the full article at Elle.com It wasn’t Simone Biles becoming the first woman ever to land the hardest vault in history at an Olympic Games that cemented her status […]
They stepped away for mental health. Their comebacks are powering the Olympics.
Read the full article at CSMonitor.com Gymnast Simone Biles is not only smiling at the Olympics again. She is also competing. So is swimmer Caeleb Dressel. Both highly decorated athletes […]
Simone Biles’s triumphant Olympics comeback is a testament to something quite ordinary: consistent therapy
Read the full article at Forune.com Simone Biles wouldn’t be on the mat if she didn’t spend time on the couch, she explained at this year’s Olympics in Paris. As […]
Mayor Parker signs bills expanding funding program to children’s hospitals, authorizing Northeast health center
Read full article at Inquirer.com The lobby of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children buzzed with excitement Thursday morning as physicians, nurses, and patients awaited Mayor Cherelle L. Parker to celebrate […]
Philly leaders agree on a need to divert kids from the justice system. But can they agree how?
Read full article at Inquirer.com Experts say Philly’s brand-new Juvenile Assessment Center, or JAC, is crucial to the goal of diverting kids from the juvenile justice system. Police Commissioner Kevin […]