In Ep. 067 : The Suicidal Thoughts Workbook with Dr. Gordon, Part I, our guest, Dr. Kathryn Hope Gordon, shares the tools she has developed for her workbook. Today, we wanted to go one step further and discuss other aids that can help: mental health apps for your smartphone. One expert recently stated that 10,000 such apps are now available. Whew! We don’t have time or space to review all of them, but we wanted to …
In Ep 66 : Challenges to Latin American Mental Health, our guest, counselor Clara Rosenzweig, describes the work she oversees as the Director of Vecino Health Centers. Her comments highlight one of the major problems in preventing suicide: accessing mental health care. In our podcast, we have frequently spoken about how stigma and shame regarding mental health serve as obstacles to seeking help. In this blog we want to discuss some of the other impediments that …
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In Ep. 065: Honoring the Dead– Dia de los Muertos & the Challenge of Suicide, we discuss the stigma associated with suicide. For example, when a loved one has died by suicide, their survivors may deny that suicide was the cause of the death. It may be easier to claim someone had a “heart attack” instead of admitting that they killed themselves. Denying Suicidal Thinking Denial also occurs among persons who have made suicide attempts …
In Ep. 64: Showing Up to a Suicide, Part II, we talk with Firefighter Captain Scott Shaunfield about his role on a peer support team within the fire service. Many first responder organizations (fire, police, EMS, and others) utilize some sort of peer support to assist their members in coping with traumatic exposures. They are particularly valuable to First Responders because of the frequency of traumatic events in their work. Additionally, First Responders don’t always …
In Episode 63: Showing Up to a Suicide, Part I, we chat with Fire Capt. Scott Shaunfield, a first responder with almost 30 years of experience. Captain Shaunfield shares that despite the years of service, one can never “get used” to seeing tragedy. At best, First Responders cope with what they’ve seen, at worst they may become victims themselves. Emergency Calls and Suicide Capt. Shaunfield gave us an insight of what it is like for …
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