Aneri Pattani

As a lobbyist, Deb Beck wields significant power over drug treatment policy and legislation. But some question whether she uses that influence to benefit the businesses providing care over what's best for patients.

More than a month after Pennsylvania's largest community college cut mental health counseling across its five campuses, there is still confusion about how students can access care.

Experts called the move short-sighted and risky at a time of growing mental health needs among students.

We're seeking stories of the struggle to access addiction treatment, predatory providers, inadequate or negligent care and a lack of oversight causing harm to vulnerable residents in need of help.

For young adults who are fairly new to both careers and relationships, figuring out when and how to tell an employer or a partner about a cancer diagnosis is a complex process.

“Every time I walk into a room to tell the mother, I ask myself, ‘Why am I doing this job?’ ”

“Not only do these laws seem to work, but they’re influencing the kids most at risk," a researcher said.

Period poverty exists here, too, said Lynette Medley, who delivers free supplies to more than 75 Philadelphia homes each week.

Nearly one in eight sexually active high school girls are pressured by a partner to become pregnant or not use birth control, a study from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Children’s Hospital suggests.

Audience members at The Philadelphia Inquirer’s July 9 event were eager to contribute their ideas to the Made In Philly project, inviting journalists to visit their neighborhoods and meet local changemakers.