Behavioral Health at Any Age: No One Needs to Struggle Alone
Many areas of behavioral health can be something of a mystery to the general public. Myths and misconceptions about mental health and substance use are often significant obstacles to looking [...]
When Anxiety Becomes Unhelpful: How To Help Your Child
All children worry. In fact, worry in itself is not bad. In some situations, worry and anxiety are helpful! For example, if your child sees a bear while hiking [...]
Be Mindful This Holiday Season
Across our city, country, and the world, seasonal and religious holidays have not been and will not be the same this year. For many, the coming weeks are always a fragile [...]
Good Morning, Santana!
As we entered our ninth month of working at home due to Covid-19, I wanted to share my experience as a mom and professional, getting through this change to our [...]
Suicide Loss: A Survivor’s Story
It was Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 1997. I was 17-years-old, an only child growing up in a middle-class suburban neighborhood. I had just finished my first year at a [...]
Keep Medicines and Drugs Up and Out of Reach of Children
In an effort to decrease the number of accidental deaths and near deaths in children due to drug ingestion, the Philadelphia Department of Human Services, in partnership with DBHIDS and [...]