In this special edition, we're reading the informational pieces from MHA National's 2024 Mental Health Month toolkit entitled "Where to Start". You can download the entire toolkit at: www.mhanational.org/may. As an affiliate of MHA, we are allo

2024 MHM: Building Your Coping Toolbox

19 days ago 6m 32s

2024 MHM: Negative News Coverage and Mental Health

19 days ago 6m 23s

2024 MHM: What to Say When Someone Tells You They're Fine, But They're Not

19 days ago 4m 54s

2024 MHM: Helpful v Harmful - Was to Manage Your Emotions

19 days ago 5m 22s

2024 MHM: 4 Things Likely Affecting Your Mental Health, 4 Things You Can Do About It

19 days ago 6m 21s

2023 Youth MH Toolkit: Protecting Your Child’s Mental Health Online

Aug 28th, 2023 9m 28s

This piece is from the Back2School toolkit produced by MHA National which is available here.For printed versions of this information, please contact MHA Kentucky here.Thank you to Kentucky DBHDID and SAMHSA for partial funding of this podca

2023 Youth MH Toolkit: Online Behavior and Mental Health

Aug 28th, 2023 6m 44s

2023 Youth MH Toolkit: Social Media and Youth

Aug 28th, 2023 5m 39s

Information shared in this podcast is from the 2023 Back2School Toolkit produced by MHA National and shared here by MHA Kentucky. Printed versions of this toolkit are available for Kentucky here and at national here.Thank you to Kentucky DBHDI

Understanding and Supporting Gender Fluid Children/Youth and Their Families

Aug 25th, 2023 1h 16m

Dr. Mary Sciaraffa joins us to discuss gender fluid children, youth and their families.She references several important topics in her webinar, which we have the audio recording for in this podcast episode. Please email us at [email protected] if

Interview with Cate Osborne: ADHD and more

Aug 18th, 2023 41m 16s

We had the privilege of interviewing Cate Osborn aka Catieosaurus this Spring, but held onto this file to kick off our new series of podcasts for 2023. She has reassured us she's recovered from the sinus infection, so please don't ask her about

Conversation with Dr. Alex Elswick

Mar 16th, 2023 40m 14s

We talk all things from substance use disorder recovery, harm reduction, and mental wellness. Technical difficulties were experienced with the conversation, but we did our best to iron them out for the podcast!

Trauma-Informed Social Media with Dr. Debra Lindh

Nov 3rd, 2022 1h 18m

Audio is from our webinar. Video is here: https://youtu.be/SHR2bs-sPVMDr. Debra Lindh has a website as well: https://drdeblindh.com/She also has a very active Twitter account: https://twitter.com/DebraLindhThanks to Joanne Conger for editi

Interview with Gabe Howard

Sep 6th, 2022 46m 20s

Bipolar Awareness, Florence Y'all, Mental Illness, Mental Health, Advocacy, and 988 are all covered in this high-energy interview with Gabe Howard, a recognized speaker and advocate from nearby Ohio.Book Title: _Mental Illness Is An Asshole_W

Interview with Mike Barry

Jul 11th, 2022 40m 19s

2022 Interview with Mike Barry of People Advocating Recovery, recorded just before he passed the torch of leadership at PAR, but he's not retiring - he's "re-directing my energies!" We talk about substance use recovery in his many years of sob

What Happens When You Call A Crisis Line?

Jun 14th, 2022 55m 36s

Thanks to our guests Darcy Miller of New Vista (www.newvista.org), Gerrimy Kieffer of River Valley Behavioral Health (www.rvbh.org), and Audra Hall of Pennyroyal Center (https://pennyroyalcenter.org/). Resources:Mental Health America of Kentu

April: Second Chances Month Interview with Amanda Hall

May 2nd, 2022 27m 49s

Amanda Hall of Dreamcorps Inc joins us to discuss Second Chance Month which is April. DreamCorps "closes prison doors and opens doors of opportunity". https://www.thedreamcorps.org/We talk about Peer Specialists in the show, and if you'd like

COVID 19 and Mental Health: Episode 6

Dec 10th, 2021 32m 6s

Rebecca Taylor, MSW concludes her sessions on COVID-19 and mental health with discussion of brain fog and an overview of what we've learned so far.Sound editing by Joanne CongerTheme music by Adam Sovkoplas

Back to School Anxiety: Tips & Tricks

Dec 2nd, 2021 30m 10s

Before school began in Kentucky, we were joined by Becky Hill and Monica Stewart to talk about school-related anxiety during COVID19. They give a number of tips and tricks that are good not just for the first day, but for the entire schoolyear!

COVID-19 and Mental Health, Episode 5: Resilience and Overcoming Challenges

Dec 1st, 2021 30m 55s

Rebecca Taylor, MSW Practicum student takes over the podcast today to talk about resilience and overcoming challenges related to the COVID19 pandemic. Tips and tricks, and what to do next are all included in this discussion.Sound editing: Jo

COVID19 and Mental Health Episode 3: Survivor‘s Guilt

Nov 29th, 2021 22m

Rebecca Taylor, MSW practicum student joins Marcie Timmerman, Executive Director in discussing survivor's guilt as part of the impact on mental health that the COVID19 pandemic has had.Theme: Adam SovkoplasSound editing: Joanne Conger

The Bell Podcast: Can we really go back to ”normal”? Episode 4 of COVID19 and Mental Health

Nov 11th, 2021 46m 41s

Thank you to Rebecca Taylor, MSW pracitcum student at University of Kentucky College of Social Work for guest hosting this episode.Theme by Adam SovkoplasSound editing by Joanna Conger

COVID-19 and Mental Health, Episode 2: Long-Term Mental Health Effects of COVID-19

Oct 25th, 2021 22m 44s

Rebecca Taylor, MSW practicum student with the University of KentuckyZiyad Al-Ali report referenced herein: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/04/22/989874986/people-with-severe-covid-19-have-higher-risk-of-long-term-ef

COVID-19 and Mental Health, Episode 1: COVID19 and Children‘s Mental Health

Oct 18th, 2021 29m 13s

Rebecca Taylor, MSW Practicum Student with University of Kentucky College of Social WorkNPR article we mention: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/18/953581851/ive-tried-everything-pandemic-has-cut-options-for-kids-with-mental

MHAKY Advocacy Series: Ban Conversion Therapy Kentucky in 2021

Jan 27th, 2021 20m 48s

Marcie speaks with Tanner Mobley of Ban Conversion Therapy Kentucky (https://banconversiontherapyky.org/) talks to us about the Youth Mental Health Protection Act about H.B. 19 https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21rs/hb19.html and S.B. 30