Today in a first of a kind podcast, we invite a panel from the deaf community to come and share their thoughts and challenges living in a dominantly hearing world.

From doctor visits, to movies, to watching the local news, watch and hear about the unique struggles and suggestions they have for making our community more inclusive. 

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Veterans and Active Military have a new one-stop for resources and mental health services.

A new location is open to help Veterans with Mental Health! In today’s Mindful of your Health, Noreen Jaramillo speaks with Jonathan Bohannon, Director of Military and Veterans’ Services with Emergence Health Network and all the benefits of the new facility.   What services are offered, not just for veterans but also for active military and their support system. Learn about their new AT&T lounge available which provides events and helpful resources. Find out about all the wealth of services available. If you are interested in visiting the new center, the address is 10737 Gateway West Suite 350 or call (915) 242-0555 for more information.

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Today, EHN talks Teens! Emergence Health Network’s Jacquelyne Cisneros, takes us into the PHP Program (Partial Hospitalization Program) and IOP Program (Intensive Outpatient Program)

This program has been designed for teens ages 13-18 years old. Noreen and Jacquelyne discuss how this day program works and how it's structured around schooling. They discuss how teenagers benefit from this program and the different levels of care available.

Also discussed are the warning signs in your teen that may be symptoms they need external mental care. 

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Mental Health – Emergence Health Network

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Today host Noreen Jaramillo speaks with Emergence Health Network Crisis Veronica Guerrero about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

When you are most likely to feel this depression and the seasonal changes that affect our thoughts and emotions. 

We talk about the symptoms from mild to severe and the best ways to combat the Holiday Blues. 

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Mind, Body, Spirit is critical for our Mental Health. Today Julie Tirrell EHN School Based Mental Health Counselor talks to EHN’s Noreen Jaramillo about awareness of when stress is getting out of control and how to respond in a healthy way. 

We also discuss the differences how children handle stress versus adults. What we need to teach our children so they can be fully aware of their feelings.

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Host Noreen Jaramillo dives in with Cady Erickson the HN School Based Mental Health Counselor on healthy communication with kids.

Today we discuss how poor communication is impacting the mental health of our kids. We give good practices how to effectively communicate and how to model behavior that we want from children.  

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Today Super Sheryl and Marvelous Melissa speak with Alejandra Martinez, Community Relations with Amerigroup. 

We hear all of the wonderful things Amerigroup is offering to the community. We breakdown how to become part of Amerigroup

And the education outreach for parents. We give you advice on first steps if you’d like to become an Amerigroup member and all the resources available.  

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Elizabeth Zarate is the Substance Use Disorder Supervisor and Community Health Worker Program with Emergence Health Network. 

In this episode, Zarate discusses the triggers of Substance Abuse with host Noreen Jaramillo. We share the three big cues that a disorder may be present.

We discuss the multiple resources available aimed at helping individuals with substance abuse disorder. We also tell you how to start the conversation with a friend or loved one if you feel their life is being negatively affected. 

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Today in the Good Vibes Only Lounge we introduce you to Daniely Guitierrez a Project Manager with School Family Community Engagement and Mental Health along with Bonnie Perez the Director of Partner Resource Networks or “PEN”. 

The PEN Project serves Texas parents of children and youth with disabilities ages 0-26 serving ESC regions 9, 12, 14-19. Find out about the regional resources and workshops available.  Sometimes the acronym’s used in special needs community can confuse parents. How we walk them through the processes and resources.  

We discuss the bilingual networking events available for parents.  

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PEN Project – Partners Resource Network (prntexas.org)) 

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In this episode of Silent Voices, Strong Voices, moderator Belen Rico, an El Paso native and instructor at El Paso Community College, interviews Jaime Carrasco from Viva El Paso. Carlos Pina and Ana Racio, Belen's sign and voice interpreters, are also part of this episode.

In speaking with Mr. Carrasco, Rico learns how Viva El Paso came to fruition and how it's been a part of our staple in the Borderland since 1978. Belen also discusses the challenges of performances like Viva El Paso the Deaf population has when viewing this type of entertainment.

Listen to the exciting announcement that Viva El Paso makes to further their commitment to ensure EVERYONE can enjoy the show.  

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Carlos Pina is Belen’s sign interpreter with Inter American Sign Language Interpreting Services LLC 

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