Mental Health Emergencies, #DoNotTouchMyClothes, Zombie Plants

Mental Health Emergencies, #DoNotTouchMyClothes, Zombie Plants

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

  • Nov 2, 2021 8:00 pm
  • 1:44:02 mins

911 dispatchers need to be trained better to respond to calls involving mental illness and substance abuse. Afghan women are fighting Taliban restrictions with social media campaigns. A zombie plague is slowly consuming crops. Also, on today’s show: an imagined illness can be contagious; a new movie helps us address the role of technology in our lives; a scientist discovers a better treatment for Lyme disease.

Episode Segments

911 Dispatchers Say They Need More Training and Resources for Mental Health Crisis Calls

17m

Few 911 call centers have adequately trained their staff in the special knowledge necessary to deal with mental health crises.

Few 911 call centers have adequately trained their staff in the special knowledge necessary to deal with mental health crises.

Changing our Perspective on Psychosomatic Illness

18m

When doctors can’t find a physical cause for illness, patients often get dismissed as faking it. But are they really?

When doctors can’t find a physical cause for illness, patients often get dismissed as faking it. But are they really?

Afghan Women on Social Media Resist Taliban Clothing Restrictions

16m

Afghan women fight back online against the Taliban's dress code for female college students.

Afghan women fight back online against the Taliban's dress code for female college students.

Newly Discovered Plant Protein Creates “Zombie Plants”

14m

There’s a parasite that’s transforming healthy plants into a zombie-like state—so they’re not maturing, not dying, and developing new, weird appearances.

There’s a parasite that’s transforming healthy plants into a zombie-like state—so they’re not maturing, not dying, and developing new, weird appearances.

Movies That Make You Think About the Tech in Your Life

20m

A recent animated film can help parents talk about technology and privacy with their kids.

A recent animated film can help parents talk about technology and privacy with their kids.

A Better Treatment for Lyme Disease?

18m

About half a million people in the US get Lyme disease every year from an insect bite—usually a tick.

About half a million people in the US get Lyme disease every year from an insect bite—usually a tick.
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