Episode 43 - Empowering Youth to Use Social Media Safely

04/09/21 • 31 min

Moe McClanahan, a retired police officer, is the Director of Training and Education with the Safe Surfin’ Foundation and a High-Tech Crime Specialist with the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). In our discussion, we talk about some of the issues associated with use of the internet and social media apps that are popular with you - but maybe not as familiar for parents, grandparents or other caregivers.

Resources mentioned in this episode: Safe Surfin' Foundation website - http://www.safesurfin.orgSafe Surfin' on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/safesurfinfou...Safe Surfin' on Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/safe.surfin

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Episode 42 - Speaking Up for Mental Health Recovery

In this episode, we chat with Megan Sharkey, REACH (Recovery Education and Creative Healing) Program Director for VOCAL - a peer-run organization in Virginia that provides education and awareness, while advocating on behalf of persons in recovery. In our conversation, Megan shares an overview of VOCAL's programs, along with some of her own recovery journey. We also discuss the impact that COVID-19 has had on behavioral health and recovery, as well as the pros and cons of social media. Resources mentioned in this episode: VOCAL's website: http://www.virginiavocal.orgFire Stories: Further Thoughts on Radically Rethinking Mental Illness (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Stories-V... (Amazon link) NAMI Virginia website: http://www.namivirginia.orgMental Health America of Virginia website: http://www.mhav.org Wildflower Alliance website: http://www.wildfloweralliance.org Sponsor Information: Teen Connections https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-south-atlantic/education-programs/teen-connections Contact: Malinda Britt, PPSAT Community Health Educator [email protected] / (540) 315-2130

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Episode 44 - Crisis Intervention Team & A New Crisis Center

Jill Anderson and Patrick Halpern of New River Valley Community Services discuss the agency's long-running history with the Crisis Intervention Team model, as well as the development of a new crisis center for persons experiencing behavioral health emergencies.

Resources mentioned in this episode: New River Valley Community Services website - http://www.nrvcs.org

Virginia Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Coalition website - http://www.virginiacit.org

National Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care: A Best Practice Toolkit - http://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/national-guidelines-for-behavioral-health-crisis-care-02242020.pdf

Sponsor information: Teen Connections - https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-south-atlantic/education-programs/teen-connections Contact: Malinda Britt, PPSAT Community Health Educator [email protected] / (540) 315-2130