The NAMI Radio Hour

This episode of the NAMI Radio Hour features Clint Fletcher, CRNA and owner of Complete Ketamine, located in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Clint opened Complete Ketamine Solutions in Sept 2018. He tells us about Ketamine and how he has administered treatments in his clinic as a treatment for depression and related disorders.

We also discuss FDA approval and the off label use of Ketamine as well as the upcoming new nasal spray Esketamine.

The NAMI Radio Hour is hosted by Jeff Fladen, NAMI TN Executive Director and is broadcast live Wednesdays at 10 AM CT at www.radiofreenashville.org.

NAMI In Our Own Voice presentations change attitudes, assumptions and ideas about people with mental health conditions. These free

minute presentations provide a personal perspective of mental health conditions, as leaders such as our guest, Lori Branigan talks openly about what it's like to have a mental health condition. We are seeking organizations that would like an IOOV presentation as well as people that would like to help others by sharing their story. Contact [email protected] for more info.

Jennifer Drake-Croft, MSSW | Director of Early Childhood Well Being Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (TCCY) is the guest on this episode of the NAMI Radio Hour.

TCCY has intensified its advocacy of and collaboration for Early Child Well-Being/Adverse Childhood Experiences. This work, including training, collaboration and advocacy on a number of levels, is being overseen by Jennifer Drake Croft who visits Radio Free Nashville and the NAMI Radio Hour 9/20/2017

Vic Moore is guest host on this episode with guest Dave Hodges from the Tennessee Peer Lifeline program. Originally broadcast in 2015, this episode of the NAMI Radio Hour looks at peer involvement with recovery. The Tennessee Lifeline Peer Project was established to reduce stigma related to the disease of addiction and increase access to substance abuse recovery like AA and Narcotics Anonymous meetings. They help connect individuals with treatment and they speak publicly about their own personal experience with recovery.

Social worker, NAMI member, and mental health advocate, Tony Cowan in relatively new to the NAMI world but he has been working to help people for many years both personally and professionally. He shares his story as a care giver and an individual in recovery from mental illness, and his poetry, on this episode of the NAMI Radio Hour podcast series. The NAMI Radio Hour is presented by NAMI Tennessee and is broadcast live Wednesday mornings at 10 AM CT on www.radiofreenashville.org.

This podcast features Jake Coffey, MPH, MA,

Director of Advocacy and Planning for NAMI Tennessee discussing NAMI's role with advocacy. Learn about NAMI Tennessee's efforts with Mental Health and Addiction parity, efforts to expand and enhance CIT (Critical Incident Training) for first responders, and more.

Marta B. Hernandez is Supervisor at Turning Point Peer Support Center in Memphis, Tennessee. She is joined in the Radio Free Nashville studio by her husband Paul Fontenot who is also a Certified Peer Support Specialist and clergy member. The NAMI Radio Hour is produced by NAMI Tennessee and is hosted by Jeff Fladen, MSW, Executive Director of NAMI Tennessee. The NAMi Tadio Hour is broascasted live Wednesdays at 10 AM CT at www.radiofreenashville.org

Bonnie Hyler, Coordinator of In Our Own Voice for NAMI Tennessee and Denise Stewart, NAMI TN Volunteer Education Coordinator appear on the NAMI Radio Hour to discuss the NAMI In Our Own voice and upcoming presenter training now scheduled for December, 2018. Learn more by emailing Bonnie at [email protected].

Mary Falls and Sally Smallwood have been championing Medicaid Expansion in Tennessee for several years. Hear how grassroots advocates are making a difference and why hope for Medicaid expansion in our state stays alive. Original broadcast 10/24/18 on WRFN, Radio Free Nashville.

Preview of Beauty and the Brain

Beauty and the Brain is a musical event hosted by Jay and Jeshiqua White to raise awareness of mental illness. The event gathers a group of powerful artists voices on stage to spread awareness of this unspoken devastating issue in the music industry.