Philly high school student: I’m ‘hopeful, scared, and nervous’ about return...
💌 Love Philly? Sign up for the free Billy Penn newsletter to get everything you need to know about Philadelphia, every day. The bell rings signaling the end of class. As people race down the hall,...
View ArticleBirth trauma for parents is common at Philadelphia hospitals, but not usually...
💌 Love Philly? Sign up for the free Billy Penn newsletter to get everything you need to know about Philadelphia, every day. Update: Here’s a list of resources to help avoid and deal with traumatic...
View ArticleResources to help avoid and deal with traumatic birth experiences in...
💌 Love Philly? Sign up for the free Billy Penn newsletter to get everything you need to know about Philadelphia, every day. It’s common for families to experience trauma during the modern birthing...
View ArticleMaybe Ben Simmons *was* injured, says a lifelong Sixers fan (Opinion)
💌 Love Philly? Sign up for the free Billy Penn newsletter to get everything you need to know about Philadelphia, every day. We got it all wrong. The media, the team, the fans — and, yes, Ben. This is...
View ArticlePhilly in the ‘final stages’ of multi-million dollar reforms promised after...
💌 Love Philly? Sign up for the free Billy Penn newsletter to get everything you need to know about Philadelphia, every day. A year after Walter Wallace Jr. was killed by police while in the throes of...
View ArticlePhiladelphia resources for people in recovery or addiction: A...
Lea esta historia en español aquí The easiest-to-find addiction resources are often the most overwhelmed, leading to long wait times or a reliance on 911, which can turn people away from recovery....
View ArticleRecursos de Filadelfia para personas en recuperación o afectadas por la...
Read this story in English here Los recursos de adicción más fáciles de encontrar son a menudo los más abrumados, lo que causa largos tiempos de espera o una dependencia del 911, y por lo tanto puede...
View ArticleThat stings: After the Eagles loss, some useful Super Bowl recovery tips from...
After a fantastic season, the Eagles came up achingly short in Super Bowl LVII. But on a Monday morning you don’t need to be reminded of all that. What you do need is to pick yourself up and return...
View ArticleThe real-life horror story of Pennhurst, an asylum so terrible it forced...
Opened in 1908, the Eastern Pennsylvania Institution for the Feeble Minded and Epileptic, colloquially known as “Pennhurst,” was supposed to be a model. At the time, many social scientists felt people...
View ArticleOver a year after 988 launched in Philly, many teens still don’t know about...
For the past year, Philadelphia has been trying to get the word out to residents about 988, an easy-to-dial number for suicide and mental health crisis services, but many city teens still say they’ve...
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