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Podcast: A North Philadelphia-based Therapist Uses Hip-Hop Therapy to Treat Trauma

May 10, 2019 Christopher Malo

Ronald Crawford (pictured on the right), a mental health therapist based in North Philadelphia, uses hip-hop music to challenge negative culture and educate individuals about drug use. He hopes to engage and encourage people to

North Philadelphia

North Philadelphia: To Rebuild Trust, Heal Trauma in Black Communities, Mental Health Professionals Take a Culturally Relevant Approach

April 30, 2018 Kerrigan Jennifer

Tyrone Goldsmith used to sit at his grandmother’s window, his backpack ready, and wait for his father. He was 6 years old and had just moved from South Philadelphia to West Oak Lane with his

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Strawberry Mansion: Therapist Offers Alternative Form Of Therapy

January 11, 2016 Noe Carlos Garcia

[acf field=”embed_code_3″] Ronald Crawford sat at his desk in his office at Stop and Surrender, an alcohol and drug treatment facility, as he gathered his curriculum for his latest group therapy session. The difference with

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Strawberry Mansion: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility Helps Build Better Community

November 10, 2015 pnadmin

Rochelle Amos sat nervously at a desk in a conference room at Stop and Surrender Inc., a substance abuse treatment provider located at 2522 W. Huntingdon St. In a shaky voice, she talked about what

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