Life Support

Youth mental health is a hot topic in the news right now, especially with the effects of the pandemic still impacting children and those in schools. This week on Life Support, we spoke with Amy Walters and Maria Torres about significant issues people should be aware of, how mental health care for children differs from that of adults, and how parents and schools can better support children facing mental health challenges.

Guests: Amy Walters: https://www.c-who.org/our-team/amy-walters-phd/

Maria Torres: https://www.c-who.org/our-team/maria-torres-lcsw/

Hosts: Rachel Blanton and Jen Clark

Music and Editing: Anthony Leon

Life Support on the web: https://hub.c-who.org/life-support

This Episode of Life Support was made possible through funding provided by the CDC National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Grant, which is managed by the Health Disparities Team in the Bureau of Equity and Strategic Partnership – a bureau in the Division of Public Health of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) can be hard for anyone to go through and have adverse side affects in all aspects of life. That is why we had a conversation with Jake LeClair about the struggles that come with SUD, the barriers and the supports towards recovery, and his own experience with substance use challenges.

C-WHO Behavioral Health Clinic: https://hub.c-who.org/bh-clinic

Guest: Jake LeClair

Hosts: Rachel Blanton, Jen Clark

Music and Editing: Anthony Leon

This episode is presented by Cornerstone Whole Healthcare Organization and is funded by rEASON as part of a grant presented by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

It's time to celebrate a New Year with Life Support! This week, dive into the mind of Dr. Scott Smith as hosts Rachel and Jen learn more about International Medical Graduates (IMG), the barriers they face coming to the U.S., and what opportunities we have to better support IMGs. Let's do what we can to support their fresh start in the New Year with Life Support!

Hosts - Rachel Blanton, Jen Clark

Guest - C. Scott Smith

Music/Editing - Anthony Leon

The Holidays are here and Life Support is ready! Winter and the holidays can be a hard time for so many people with added stressors and seasonal depression. We sat down with Brad Raburn to discuss why the holidays can be a hard time, how to cope with added stressors, and what friends and family can do to be a good support system. Are you ready for the holidays?

Hosts - Rachel Blanton, Jen Clark

Guest - Brad Raburn

Music/Editing - Anthony Leon

Join our hosts, Rachel Blanton and Jen Clark, as they have a discussion that is so important for people not only in Idaho but around the world with the Founder of the Idaho Museum of International Diaspora (IMID), Palina Louangketh. Palina speaks on her work with IMID, what intergenerational trauma and diaspora are, and how she uses storytelling to not only teach, but help others. Hosts - Rachel Blanton, Jen Clark Guest - Palina Louangketh Music/Editing - Anthony Leon

New episode. New Format. New Look. Life Support is celebrating the addition of video with a fresh new look. Join us for our first-ever in-person video interview with Tori Torgrimson, as host Rachel Blanton and Jen Clark pick her brain on Integrated and Primary Care Behavioral Health, what that means, and a preview of Cornerstone's upcoming IIBHN (Idaho Integrated Behavioral Health Network) Conference!

Host - Rachel Blanton

Host - Jen Clark

Guest - Tori Torgrimson

Music/Editing - Anthony Leon

Hosts Rachel Blanton and Jen Clark discuss the importance of behavioral health parity for insurance by bringing in Kim Keys to comment on the questions surrounding it. Kim Keys goes over what behavioral health parity is, how it impacts the people of Idaho and other rural areas, and why you should ALWAYS read your Explanation of Benefits!

Hosts - Rachel Blanton, Jen Clark

Guest - Kim Keys

Music and Editing - Anthony Leon

Introducing new co-host, Jen Clark, she and Rachel Blanton have a conversation with Amy Walters, PhD, about her start working with diabetes, the importance of clinical psychologists when working with chronic disease patients, and the negative impacts a chronic disease can have on mental health and how to cope with that. The health of a person can tie in and play with your mental health, giving us another reason to have a clinical psychologist.

Hosts - Rachel Blanton, Jen Clark

Guest - Amy Walters

Music and Editing - Anthony Leon

Can you imagine a medical condition that would get between you and your children? Host Rachel Blanton sits with Sura Edmond to discuss Opioid Use Disorder amongst pregnant and post-partum women, the stigma that surrounds these women, and how to enhance access to treatment for all who are dealing with this circumstance. To find more resources, you can visit https://www.acog.org/topics/opioids

Listen in as host Rachel Blanton speaks with Camille Evans about her relationship with Valor Health, her own experience and worries with healthcare in the LGBT+ community, and how that impacts the work she does today with Valor Health.