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Falls police have launched a new program aimed at getting those suffering from substance abuse the help they might need. In mid-February, the department began having two certified recovery specialists go along with officers to overdose and substance abuse calls. Their goal is to connect those who need help with the appropriate treatment services and provide necessary follow-up. “You know it’s a unique opportunity for us to get assistance to people who are in need," Chief Nelson Whitney said. The leading cause of death in the township, the chief said, is drug overdoses. Two specialists wil...

In the face of new waves of deaths, including those that precipitated the Black Lives Matter movement, the world is reawakening to the power of racism to kill people. These are problems have been there for centuries, but are now called pandemics — pandemics of murder, of disease and of social inequality. The Effects of Race Project at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study started in 2013. The goal of a team of academics was to better understand the “everydayness of race” and how race thinking created durable and seemingly inescapable racialised realities in South Africa, the Uni...

Racism has a physical impact on the black body 13 Feb 2021 We now know in greater and more disturbing detail how racism affects health and often leads to early death. (Madelene Cronjé) I began to write this essay in January 2020 ­— and it feels like years ago. The issues I wanted to raise are no longer even partly hidden. The effects of racism on the body, especially the black body, are in plain sight. Most of these problems have been there for centuries, but are now called pandemics. Pandemics of murder, of disease and of social in­equality. In the face of new waves of deaths, including...

Between Friends Outreach, an all-volunteer group that helps neighbors in crisis across Bucks and Montgomery counties, has opened a home named in honor of the man who inspired the group's creation.   Jerry's Place opened last week as a refuge and temporary home for men, who typically are last in line for a shelter bed and "are often out in the cold the longest," said Tara Grippi Stoop, founder of the Doylestown-based nonprofit.   "Jerry's Place is a healing house, a safe, comfortable place where residents can live and get help with anything they will need to get them on their j...

ANALYSIS: Racism has a physical impact on the body – here’s how This article first appeared on The Conversation. I began to write this essay in January 2020, what feels like years ago. The issues I wanted to raise are no longer even partly hidden. The effects of racism on the body, especially the black body, are in plain sight. Most of these problems have been there for centuries, but are now called pandemics. Pandemics of murder, of disease and of social inequality. In the face of new waves of deaths, including those that precipitated the Black Lives Matter movement, the world is reawake...