Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice

MacArthur fellow and Chair of Drexel University’s Department of Health Management and Policy, John Rich, MD, PhD, has started the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice through a grant from The Thomas Scattergood Foundation. The Center focuses on trauma as a public health issue and will develop programs to support victims of violence.

The Scattergood Program for the Applied Ethics of Behavioral Health

ScattergoodEthics was launched in the spring of 2007 as the only program of its kind, devoted to the ethics of behavioral healthcare. It develops curricula for training practitioners and policy makers and sponsors public events for the Philadelphia area. Its website, ScattergoodEthics.org, serves as a clearinghouse of information and resources in the field.

Education and Research Collaboration of the University of Pennsylvania Department of Psychiatry and the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia

The Thomas Scattergood Foundation supports this joint effort between Penn Psychiatry and the Psychoanalytic Center to host public, interdisciplinary education programs on topics related to psychology and society. Information about upcoming lectures and events is available here.

WHYY Behavioral Health Coverage

The behavioral health news coverage on Philadelphia’s public radio station, WHYY, is funded by a journalism grant from The Thomas Scattergood Foundation. Articles and podcasts on topics in behavioral health are available here.