How I Survived Social Media
How I Survived Social Media My experience with social media started at age 10 with the app Musically. I danced every day, and I dreamed of being a dancer. When I heard about the app Musical.ly, I immediately downloaded it. Musical.ly helped shape my identity! Dance was a goal I wanted to achieve. It boosted my confidence and gave me pride. It also helped me cope with anxiety. After a couple of years went by, I was in middle school at the time and was bullied for my weight. I was chubby and it was the main thing people saw in me. Not even my personality stood out anymore. The bullying hurt my confidence. On top of that, I started [...]
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In Wellness, Art Takes Center Stage
Typically, the worst part of any great performance is when it’s over, but that wasn’t the case at a recent performance I attended as part of the 13th Annual First Person Arts Festival in Philadelphia. It was what happened after the curtain came down that I found most riveting: an opportunity for a profound community dialogue.
The performance featured Kathryn Erbe of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Zach Grenier of CBS' The Good Wife,Broadway star Alex Morf, and Barrymore Award nominee Julianna Zinkel in a dramatic reading of Act III of Eugene O’Neill’s play Long Day's Journey Into Night presented by First Person Arts. The reading painted a bold and intimate portrait of a family struggling under the weight of addiction – a real and important topic that affects millions of people.
Holiday Spirit, Now and Year Round
Marcella A. Maguire, PhD
Director for DBH Homeless Services
As the weather turns colder, and the holidays beckon, one group of DBHIDS staff and providers are gearing up for the most intense time of the year. Winter, colder temperatures, and ‘Code Blue’s mean that people who live on our streets must take extraordinary measures to survive. But the DBHIDS team who supports them, has a goal not just of survival but of recovery.
Don’t be part of the Coverage Gap—It’s time to Get Covered!
Heidi Bortner
Manager of Public Health Policy & Planning
Were you one of the millions of Americans who got health insurance coverage for yourself or your family during last year’s open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)? If not, here’s your opportunity!
Philadelphia Celebrates NDSD
Today, like any day, you may peruse online, send a few tweets or Facebook posts, give or get advice from a family member or friend, grab coffee or lunch, or run into your local grocery store to pick up the essentials on your way home. We all have our daily routines, a rhythm to things that keep us moving through our hectic schedules.
But what if you could do something that could make a big difference for yourself and those you care about, all without missing a beat?
Oct. 9 is National Depression Screening Day
Healing and Strength: Philadelphia seeks to give check-ups from the neck up this National Depression Screening Day, October 9th, 2014.
Newest Supermarket Service: Mental Health Screenings
Check out the nation’s first mental health screening tool launched here in Philly.
