Lisa GartnerWhat I DoLisa is a reporter on the investigations team. She write long-term, deep-dive stories to create much-needed changes in the local community.As the state investigates ‘heinous abuse,’ Philly Council calls for removal of children from DevereuxAfter an Inquirer investigation, Philadelphia has stopped sending children to Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health. Meanwhile, state officials are probing allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct.Lisa Gartner and Barbara Laker Aug. 13, 2020Link copied to clipboardSocial distancing can be dangerous for people in addiction. Can a knock on the door help?Isolation is the cornerstone of social distancing, but it's also the worst thing that can happen to a person in addiction trying to stay clean. Pathways to Recovery, a treatment program in Port Richmond, is sending peer therapists to check on their patients to try to prevent relapse.Lisa Gartner May 24, 2020Link copied to clipboardA Philly nurse’s decision: Fight COVID-19 in New York, or stay safe for her kids?Her phone is ringing off the hook, and her inbox is swamped with agencies offering to give her a crash-course in ICU nursing and fly her to “the front lines.” She feels it’s the right thing to do. But the 39-year-old from Delco also doesn’t want to leave or risk infecting her kids.Lisa Gartner April 14, 2020Link copied to clipboardDespite coronavirus stay-at-home order, Pa. is transferring children across the state State lawmakers in Perry County said that it was "irresponsible" to move juveniles in the justice system from a COVID-19 "hotbed" like Philadelphia to their less-affected area near Harrisburg.Lisa Gartner and Jeremy Roebuck April 2, 2020Link copied to clipboardPhiladelphia-area hospitals brace for the coronavirus surge: ‘We are no more than 2 weeks behind N.Y.C.' For weeks, hospitals have talked about how to provide adequate care even when the flood of patients exceeds the limits of their resources. Tough choices will have to be made.Marie McCullough and Lisa Gartner March 27, 2020Link copied to clipboardGov. Tom Wolf announces effort to overhaul juvenile justice in PennsylvaniaWorking with The Pew Charitable Trusts, Pennsylvania officials will spend a year analyzing the juvenile-justice system, with the goal of making it safer.Lisa Gartner Dec. 16, 2019Link copied to clipboardCriminal investigation of Glen Mills Schools ‘a top priority,’ new Delco DA saysJack Stollsteimer pressed outgoing DA Katayoun Copeland for a rigorous probe into abuses at the Delaware County reform school during his campaign.Lisa Gartner Nov. 11, 2019Link copied to clipboardStaff abused children for years at the nation’s leading behavioral health nonprofit for youth — while red flags were dismissedInquirer investigation: Lapses in supervision, staffing, and training at Devereux over the last two decades led to the abuse of children with disabilities and disorders.Lisa Gartner and Barbara Laker Aug. 11, 2020Link copied to clipboard‘We’re very worried about PTSD’: Villanova to study COVID-19’s long-range toll on frontline workersClinicians at the college of nursing say they will spend 20 years analyzing the long-term mental, physical and social effects of being health care provider, first-responder or other essential worker during the coronavirus pandemic.Lisa Gartner May 7, 2020Link copied to clipboardInside a Philadelphia COVID-19 hospital, where everything is repurposed toward survivalTemple sees more COVID-19 patients than any other Philly hospital. We take you inside.Lisa Gartner April 12, 2020Link copied to clipboardAs COVID-19 spreads, advocates ask Pa. Supreme Court to release vulnerable youth from detention centers, jailsJuvenile Law Center and other children's advocacy organizations say releasing youth is the best way to protect them from COVID-19 and to limit the spread of coronavirus.Lisa Gartner April 1, 2020Link copied to clipboardAt the Philadelphia Auto Show, millennials drive attendance“It’s taken them a little longer to figure out what’s going on, but it doesn’t mean they don’t like cars,” said Kevin Mazzucola, the show's executive director.Lisa Gartner Feb. 8, 2020Link copied to clipboardPhiladelphia leaders push for safer youth placementsThe Youth Residential Placement Task Force released a report Tuesday saying that Philadelphia should create an independent children's ombudsman, and require residential programs to improve staffing, install video cameras and reduce or eliminate the use of hands-on restraints.Lisa Gartner and Laura McCrystal Nov. 26, 2019Link copied to clipboardPolice: Burlington City man shot to death Sunday morningA 20-year-old man was shot to death outside a Burlington City home Sunday morning.Lisa Gartner Nov. 10, 2019Link copied to clipboardGlen Mills leaders broke child-abuse law, state auditor finds The report from the auditor general’s office comes six weeks before the reform school will attempt to win back its licenses and reopen.Lisa Gartner June 24, 2020Link copied to clipboardTracing the virus from a CHOP doctor to a Montco cop, to more than a dozen othersWhen Joe and Angelina McCreary brought their newborn son to the King of Prussia office of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on March 2, they had no idea the doctor had just returned from traveling overseas. Soon, they had the coronavirus — and so did their friends and family.Lisa Gartner April 28, 2020Link copied to clipboardAs coronavirus spreads, some Philly hospitals are forcing nonmedical staffers to come to the officeAcadia Healthcare and Universal Health Services, both juggernauts in psychiatric care, are not offering remote work to its non-medical employees, as most area hospitals have done.Lisa Gartner and Jason Laughlin April 3, 2020Link copied to clipboardThese Philly doctors have COVID-19, but they’re still treating patients — virtuallyRequests for virtual visits with doctors have exploded as patients seek to learn more about the coronavirus and to stay out of hospitals. With doctors on quarantine, there's no shortage of staff for telemedicine.Lisa Gartner March 30, 2020Link copied to clipboardAfter Glen Mills, Gov. Tom Wolf proposes extra $5 million to regulate juvenile programsThe governor is proposing extra funding to the Department of Human Services to improve abuse investigations and to make sure problems flagged at juvenile programs are addressed swiftly.Lisa Gartner Jan. 22, 2020Link copied to clipboardCongresswoman representing Glen Mills introduces juvenile abuse billU.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, a Democrat from Delaware County, said she was inspired to propose protections for juveniles in residential facilities after reading an Inquirer investigation into abuse at the Glen Mills Schools.Lisa Gartner Nov. 12, 2019Link copied to clipboardSee more stories
As the state investigates ‘heinous abuse,’ Philly Council calls for removal of children from DevereuxAfter an Inquirer investigation, Philadelphia has stopped sending children to Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health. Meanwhile, state officials are probing allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct.Lisa Gartner and Barbara Laker Aug. 13, 2020Link copied to clipboard
As the state investigates ‘heinous abuse,’ Philly Council calls for removal of children from DevereuxAfter an Inquirer investigation, Philadelphia has stopped sending children to Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health. Meanwhile, state officials are probing allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct.Lisa Gartner and Barbara Laker Aug. 13, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Social distancing can be dangerous for people in addiction. Can a knock on the door help?Isolation is the cornerstone of social distancing, but it's also the worst thing that can happen to a person in addiction trying to stay clean. Pathways to Recovery, a treatment program in Port Richmond, is sending peer therapists to check on their patients to try to prevent relapse.Lisa Gartner May 24, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Social distancing can be dangerous for people in addiction. Can a knock on the door help?Isolation is the cornerstone of social distancing, but it's also the worst thing that can happen to a person in addiction trying to stay clean. Pathways to Recovery, a treatment program in Port Richmond, is sending peer therapists to check on their patients to try to prevent relapse.Lisa Gartner May 24, 2020Link copied to clipboard
A Philly nurse’s decision: Fight COVID-19 in New York, or stay safe for her kids?Her phone is ringing off the hook, and her inbox is swamped with agencies offering to give her a crash-course in ICU nursing and fly her to “the front lines.” She feels it’s the right thing to do. But the 39-year-old from Delco also doesn’t want to leave or risk infecting her kids.Lisa Gartner April 14, 2020Link copied to clipboard
A Philly nurse’s decision: Fight COVID-19 in New York, or stay safe for her kids?Her phone is ringing off the hook, and her inbox is swamped with agencies offering to give her a crash-course in ICU nursing and fly her to “the front lines.” She feels it’s the right thing to do. But the 39-year-old from Delco also doesn’t want to leave or risk infecting her kids.Lisa Gartner April 14, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Despite coronavirus stay-at-home order, Pa. is transferring children across the state State lawmakers in Perry County said that it was "irresponsible" to move juveniles in the justice system from a COVID-19 "hotbed" like Philadelphia to their less-affected area near Harrisburg.Lisa Gartner and Jeremy Roebuck April 2, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Despite coronavirus stay-at-home order, Pa. is transferring children across the state State lawmakers in Perry County said that it was "irresponsible" to move juveniles in the justice system from a COVID-19 "hotbed" like Philadelphia to their less-affected area near Harrisburg.Lisa Gartner and Jeremy Roebuck April 2, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia-area hospitals brace for the coronavirus surge: ‘We are no more than 2 weeks behind N.Y.C.' For weeks, hospitals have talked about how to provide adequate care even when the flood of patients exceeds the limits of their resources. Tough choices will have to be made.Marie McCullough and Lisa Gartner March 27, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia-area hospitals brace for the coronavirus surge: ‘We are no more than 2 weeks behind N.Y.C.' For weeks, hospitals have talked about how to provide adequate care even when the flood of patients exceeds the limits of their resources. Tough choices will have to be made.Marie McCullough and Lisa Gartner March 27, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Gov. Tom Wolf announces effort to overhaul juvenile justice in PennsylvaniaWorking with The Pew Charitable Trusts, Pennsylvania officials will spend a year analyzing the juvenile-justice system, with the goal of making it safer.Lisa Gartner Dec. 16, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Gov. Tom Wolf announces effort to overhaul juvenile justice in PennsylvaniaWorking with The Pew Charitable Trusts, Pennsylvania officials will spend a year analyzing the juvenile-justice system, with the goal of making it safer.Lisa Gartner Dec. 16, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Criminal investigation of Glen Mills Schools ‘a top priority,’ new Delco DA saysJack Stollsteimer pressed outgoing DA Katayoun Copeland for a rigorous probe into abuses at the Delaware County reform school during his campaign.Lisa Gartner Nov. 11, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Criminal investigation of Glen Mills Schools ‘a top priority,’ new Delco DA saysJack Stollsteimer pressed outgoing DA Katayoun Copeland for a rigorous probe into abuses at the Delaware County reform school during his campaign.Lisa Gartner Nov. 11, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Staff abused children for years at the nation’s leading behavioral health nonprofit for youth — while red flags were dismissedInquirer investigation: Lapses in supervision, staffing, and training at Devereux over the last two decades led to the abuse of children with disabilities and disorders.Lisa Gartner and Barbara Laker Aug. 11, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Staff abused children for years at the nation’s leading behavioral health nonprofit for youth — while red flags were dismissedInquirer investigation: Lapses in supervision, staffing, and training at Devereux over the last two decades led to the abuse of children with disabilities and disorders.Lisa Gartner and Barbara Laker Aug. 11, 2020Link copied to clipboard
‘We’re very worried about PTSD’: Villanova to study COVID-19’s long-range toll on frontline workersClinicians at the college of nursing say they will spend 20 years analyzing the long-term mental, physical and social effects of being health care provider, first-responder or other essential worker during the coronavirus pandemic.Lisa Gartner May 7, 2020Link copied to clipboard
‘We’re very worried about PTSD’: Villanova to study COVID-19’s long-range toll on frontline workersClinicians at the college of nursing say they will spend 20 years analyzing the long-term mental, physical and social effects of being health care provider, first-responder or other essential worker during the coronavirus pandemic.Lisa Gartner May 7, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Inside a Philadelphia COVID-19 hospital, where everything is repurposed toward survivalTemple sees more COVID-19 patients than any other Philly hospital. We take you inside.Lisa Gartner April 12, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Inside a Philadelphia COVID-19 hospital, where everything is repurposed toward survivalTemple sees more COVID-19 patients than any other Philly hospital. We take you inside.Lisa Gartner April 12, 2020Link copied to clipboard
As COVID-19 spreads, advocates ask Pa. Supreme Court to release vulnerable youth from detention centers, jailsJuvenile Law Center and other children's advocacy organizations say releasing youth is the best way to protect them from COVID-19 and to limit the spread of coronavirus.Lisa Gartner April 1, 2020Link copied to clipboard
As COVID-19 spreads, advocates ask Pa. Supreme Court to release vulnerable youth from detention centers, jailsJuvenile Law Center and other children's advocacy organizations say releasing youth is the best way to protect them from COVID-19 and to limit the spread of coronavirus.Lisa Gartner April 1, 2020Link copied to clipboard
At the Philadelphia Auto Show, millennials drive attendance“It’s taken them a little longer to figure out what’s going on, but it doesn’t mean they don’t like cars,” said Kevin Mazzucola, the show's executive director.Lisa Gartner Feb. 8, 2020Link copied to clipboard
At the Philadelphia Auto Show, millennials drive attendance“It’s taken them a little longer to figure out what’s going on, but it doesn’t mean they don’t like cars,” said Kevin Mazzucola, the show's executive director.Lisa Gartner Feb. 8, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia leaders push for safer youth placementsThe Youth Residential Placement Task Force released a report Tuesday saying that Philadelphia should create an independent children's ombudsman, and require residential programs to improve staffing, install video cameras and reduce or eliminate the use of hands-on restraints.Lisa Gartner and Laura McCrystal Nov. 26, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia leaders push for safer youth placementsThe Youth Residential Placement Task Force released a report Tuesday saying that Philadelphia should create an independent children's ombudsman, and require residential programs to improve staffing, install video cameras and reduce or eliminate the use of hands-on restraints.Lisa Gartner and Laura McCrystal Nov. 26, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Police: Burlington City man shot to death Sunday morningA 20-year-old man was shot to death outside a Burlington City home Sunday morning.Lisa Gartner Nov. 10, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Police: Burlington City man shot to death Sunday morningA 20-year-old man was shot to death outside a Burlington City home Sunday morning.Lisa Gartner Nov. 10, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Glen Mills leaders broke child-abuse law, state auditor finds The report from the auditor general’s office comes six weeks before the reform school will attempt to win back its licenses and reopen.Lisa Gartner June 24, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Glen Mills leaders broke child-abuse law, state auditor finds The report from the auditor general’s office comes six weeks before the reform school will attempt to win back its licenses and reopen.Lisa Gartner June 24, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Tracing the virus from a CHOP doctor to a Montco cop, to more than a dozen othersWhen Joe and Angelina McCreary brought their newborn son to the King of Prussia office of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on March 2, they had no idea the doctor had just returned from traveling overseas. Soon, they had the coronavirus — and so did their friends and family.Lisa Gartner April 28, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Tracing the virus from a CHOP doctor to a Montco cop, to more than a dozen othersWhen Joe and Angelina McCreary brought their newborn son to the King of Prussia office of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on March 2, they had no idea the doctor had just returned from traveling overseas. Soon, they had the coronavirus — and so did their friends and family.Lisa Gartner April 28, 2020Link copied to clipboard
As coronavirus spreads, some Philly hospitals are forcing nonmedical staffers to come to the officeAcadia Healthcare and Universal Health Services, both juggernauts in psychiatric care, are not offering remote work to its non-medical employees, as most area hospitals have done.Lisa Gartner and Jason Laughlin April 3, 2020Link copied to clipboard
As coronavirus spreads, some Philly hospitals are forcing nonmedical staffers to come to the officeAcadia Healthcare and Universal Health Services, both juggernauts in psychiatric care, are not offering remote work to its non-medical employees, as most area hospitals have done.Lisa Gartner and Jason Laughlin April 3, 2020Link copied to clipboard
These Philly doctors have COVID-19, but they’re still treating patients — virtuallyRequests for virtual visits with doctors have exploded as patients seek to learn more about the coronavirus and to stay out of hospitals. With doctors on quarantine, there's no shortage of staff for telemedicine.Lisa Gartner March 30, 2020Link copied to clipboard
These Philly doctors have COVID-19, but they’re still treating patients — virtuallyRequests for virtual visits with doctors have exploded as patients seek to learn more about the coronavirus and to stay out of hospitals. With doctors on quarantine, there's no shortage of staff for telemedicine.Lisa Gartner March 30, 2020Link copied to clipboard
After Glen Mills, Gov. Tom Wolf proposes extra $5 million to regulate juvenile programsThe governor is proposing extra funding to the Department of Human Services to improve abuse investigations and to make sure problems flagged at juvenile programs are addressed swiftly.Lisa Gartner Jan. 22, 2020Link copied to clipboard
After Glen Mills, Gov. Tom Wolf proposes extra $5 million to regulate juvenile programsThe governor is proposing extra funding to the Department of Human Services to improve abuse investigations and to make sure problems flagged at juvenile programs are addressed swiftly.Lisa Gartner Jan. 22, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Congresswoman representing Glen Mills introduces juvenile abuse billU.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, a Democrat from Delaware County, said she was inspired to propose protections for juveniles in residential facilities after reading an Inquirer investigation into abuse at the Glen Mills Schools.Lisa Gartner Nov. 12, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Congresswoman representing Glen Mills introduces juvenile abuse billU.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, a Democrat from Delaware County, said she was inspired to propose protections for juveniles in residential facilities after reading an Inquirer investigation into abuse at the Glen Mills Schools.Lisa Gartner Nov. 12, 2019Link copied to clipboard