Suicide Awareness P.A.C.T.

This episode features discussion about how becoming a volunteer can help with your mental health.  Lori brings in 2 staff members from the Flint Hills Volunteer Center, Karen Paulus and  Aillene Aquino, to share stories of the numerous volunteers that have impacted others by sharing their time and talents.

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Jacob Sanderson is a brilliant man who has been working through several mental illnesses.  Hear him tell his story, and how his art is therapeutic for himself...and has impacted others.

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Many struggle during the holidays with depression, anxiety and grief.  Courtney Graby, LSCSW with Endeavor Therapeutics, and Sheri La Grange Aulich, Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist, join hosts Lori and Dave and share thoughts on how to handle the emotional challenges of the season.

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Celebrate Recovery is a Christian twelve-step program designed to facilitate recovery from a wide variety of troubling behavior patterns. Mick Tener was a long-time psychologist with the US Army and is currently a therapist with Andrews & Associates in Manhattan, KS.  Mick introduces us to a woman who found help through Celebrate Recovery through the University Christian Church. She tells a powerful story filled with challenges and triumphs.  

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November is National Month of the Military Family.  This PACT episode features Ashley Delehanty, the Community Engagement and Partnerships Coordinator with the Eastern Kansas Health Care System.  At VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System, their health care teams are deeply experienced and guided by the needs of Veterans, their families, and caregivers.

www.va.gov/eastern-kansas-health-care

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K'Lee Reynolds is one of the founders of "Homefront Heroes Ministries" based at Fort Riley, Kansas.  In this episode,  K'Lee talks about how their faith-based ministry to military spouses is a resource to help with many of the emotional challenges military families face.  

https://www.homefrontheroes.org

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 Kathy Shepard is working with a number of agencies to help bring down the number of deaths by suicide amongst our veterans.  She is Chair of the Service Members, Veterans, and their Families Subcommittee through the Governor's Behavioral Services Planning Council.  In this episode, Kathy details their work  addressing the sub-committee's goals in reducing the number of veteran related suicides and their recommendations to KDADS Secretary Howard and Commissioner Andy Brown on the Governor’s behalf. 

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https://kdads.ks.gov/kdads-commissions/behavioral-health/gbhspc

Alexandra Wyman was plunged into grief when her husband died by suicide in 2020.  In this episode, Alexandra tells her story of grieving as a young mother, and how she has been able to share her experiences through public speaking, advocacy, podcasting and writing.  

Her book "The Suicide Club: What To Do When Someone You Love Chooses Death" is available here:  "https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+suicide+club+alexandra+wyman&crid=3M7GBZV000BQS&sprefix=the+suicide+club%2Caps%2C165&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_2_16

Also, follow her podcast "The Widow's Club," and find her online at www.forwardtojoy.com

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Brad Starnes is a long-time educator. He and his wife, Mary, lost their son, Jeremy, to suicide in 2003.  In this episode, Brad shares his family's story of loss, recovery, faith and hope.  It's a profound interview and we're proud to offer this story for those who've lost loved ones to suicide. 

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Samantha Brown is the Mental Health Liaison for the Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 school district, and is also part of the Flint HIlls Suicide Prevention Task Force.  In this episode, Samantha talks real life concerns that deal with school aged children and how school officials and faculty are working to respond to their mental health needs.

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#Teenmentalhealth

#childrensmercy

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