This series comprises interviews with psychological professionals as well as suicide survivors and the work being done in postvention (providing support after a loved one has completed suicide) as well as the help that is available for someone at risk for suicide.
National Suicide Prevention Life Line 1-800-273-TALK, that’s 1-800-273-8255. Today we talked with Patricia (Cia) Rodemann, the Director of Business Development and Communications for Pomegranate Health Systems, a provider of adolescent psychiatric services. Pomegranate has both residential and crisis centers. Pomegranate accepts patients from all over Ohio on a 24/7 basis via professional referrals only. Interventions […]
Read moreNational Suicide Prevention Life Line 1-800-273-TALK, that’s 1-800-273-8255. In the Dallas – Ft. Worth area you can get help at Mental Health of America of Greater Tarrant County’s web site (http://www.mhatc.org/) or call (817) 546-7826. LOSSTeam information can be gotten at www.lossteam.com. Dr. Lee LeGrice (DrLeeLeGrice.com) starts by saying 1 in 4 Americans are impacted […]
Read moreNational Suicide Prevention Life Line 1-800-273-TALK, that’s 1-800-273-8255. Jennifer is a LOSSTeam. More information on the LOSSTeam is available at (http://www.lossteam.com/) Jennifer is the Suicide Outreach Coordinator (OC) for the State of Nebraska as well as being a suicide survivor and can be reached at nebraskalossteam@gmail.com. We talked about misconceptions regarding suicide and common triggers. […]
Read moreNational Suicide Prevention Life Line 1-800-273-TALK, that’s 1-800-273-8255. Katelyn Neil (myoil@outlook.com) of doTERRA Oils (www.doterra.com) discusses the benefits if essential oils for mental health problems such as PTSD. Katelyn describes how she personally uses essential oils in managing her PTSD to get an immediate, positive effect. Nasal inhalation of essential oils creates a positive mood […]
Read moreNational Suicide Prevention Life Line 1-800-273-TALK, that’s 1-800-273-8255. Chris Pinkelman is with TCN Behavioral Health Services, Inc. He works with colleges and universities to help at-risk students adapt and integrate into college life. Insurance, financial, prescriptions, and other issues are addressed along with the stressors and other risk factors associated with leaving home. One of […]
Read moreNational Suicide Prevention Life Line 1-800-273-TALK, that’s 1-800-273-8255. Jeff Cooper, a retired chief of detectives currently working with a security agency, shares his story as a survivor of his son Luke’s suicide (2011) and LOSSTeam member. The LOSSTeam was present at his house when a friend brought him home after telling his father about his […]
Read moreNational Suicide Prevention Life Line 1-800-273-TALK, that’s 1-800-273-8255. In the Dallas – Ft. Worth area you can get help at Mental Health of America of Greater Tarrant County. www.mhatc.org LOSSTeam information can be gotten at www.lossteam.com We enter our conversation with Josh talking about how people want to avoid the topic of suicide like the […]
Read moreAmanda Stidam is a LOSSTeam member (www.lossteam.com). She relates her mother’s suicide one day after her 35th birthday, which became a dividing point in her life. She felt alone and didn’t find resources until later. She now dedicates herself to helping make sure there are resources in her county. She discusses generational issues with respect […]
Read moreWinona Barstow is a suicide survivor and LOSSTeam member (www.lossteam.com). The LOSSTeam provides comfort and support without giving advice or therapy. It directs the survivor towards resources that can help. Winona was 10 years old when she experienced the loss of her loved one, her mother. She received no counseling and was told to accept […]
Read morePhyllis Crevison is a survivor of suicide who talks about the loss of her son and her recovery path that led her to joining the LOSSTeam (http://www.lossteam.com/). Phyllis shares the difficulties her son experienced including difficulties i romantic relationships plus education and challenges in the military. The one big thing she came to realize is […]
Read moreGreta Mayer chairs the Suicide Prevention Coalition (http://www.mhrb.org/suicide-prevention.aspx) in Clark, Greene, and Madison Counties in Ohio as of Sept, 2014. She talks about interfacing with suicide survivors and what she, as a professional, has learned from survivors. In addition to making positive connections, Greta brings up the need to expand LOSSTeams in order to provide […]
Read moreDr. David Miers (http://www.bryanhealth.com/) share the misconceptions suicide survivors run into on a routine basis. These misconceptions stigmatize survivors to the extent they will choose to stay quiet and withdraw. This is especially true with regards to being asked, “Why?” as to why their loved one completed suicide. Another question that can make the situation […]
Read moreDr. Don Belau (http://www.nelossteam.nebraska.edu/) shares his thoughts on two topics: his research and work on bullying and the separate topic of the history of the LOSSTeam (www.lossteam.com) conference and the benefits it provides. With regards to the LOSSTeam conference: it provides a forum for LOSSTeams from around the world to come together and share their […]
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Retired Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Stratton discusses her path of increased awareness of and desire to help those with mental illness, individuals who should be in the health care system rather than prison. She shares her personal experience of losing a close friend who had lost his wife to suicide and in turn decided […]
Read moreDr. Melinda Moore talks about her current area of research which is military suicide bereavement. She has also worked in the nonmilitary sectors as well. She references her website www.posttraumaticgrowth.com which was used for her dissertation research. It now is open to the general public for those who are interested in bereavement information. The potential […]
Read moreDr. Frank Campbell (www.lossteam.com) describes how the LOSSteam was created to provide support (postvention) for those left behind after someone completes suicide.He found through his years of practice people at risk for suicide would have reached out for help sooner if they knew where to go. People who did find resources did so through stumbling […]
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