Did you know . . . (from https://callforbackup.org/) . . . we lose more police officers and firefighters to suicide every year than are killed in the line of duty? . . . the rate of suicidal thinking among paramedics is at least 10 times greater than in the general population? . . . thatContinue reading “Call for Backup”
Tag Archives: mental health
Verve Collaborative Health
At the end of February I had the pleasure of spending 5 days in the hospital to have my gall bladder removed after a gall stone got stuck and caused all sorts of problems for me. During my stay I had several outstanding nurses that provided me with superior service. One of my nurses wasContinue reading “Verve Collaborative Health”
5 Things you should know about stress
I was browsing the National Institute of Mental health website and stumbled across the below publication. I thought it does a good job of summarizing facts about stress. If you are interested in more information I have attached the link at the bottom of the article of where this information was found at, if youContinue reading “5 Things you should know about stress”
The trucking industry: It needs our support
Every day in the United States of America truck drivers move over $700.4 billion worth of goods. The trucking industry is a very critical component to keep the U.S. economy moving. There are over 55,000 pharmacies in the United States, within just a few days, those pharmacies would quickly run out of medicine if thereContinue reading “The trucking industry: It needs our support”
Lacee a Mental Health Advocate
When I was struggling to get better mentally after a life altering experience one of the things that helped to heal me was listening to other people talk about their past struggles and how they overcame their situation or what they learned from it. Often after hearing someone else’s story I was able to applyContinue reading “Lacee a Mental Health Advocate”
211.org
If you experience a life threatening medical emergency or fear for your safety remember to call 911. But did you know that you can dial 211 to get help for non 911 types of crisis or emergencies? 211 is a service that can connect you to many different resources such as mental health, domestic abuse,Continue reading “211.org”
QPR: What is it for?
This week I had the opportunity to take a class on QPR. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer. QPR is an emergency mental health intervention for suicidal persons which was created by Paul Quinnett back in 1995, the intent is to identify and interrupt the crisis and direct that person to the proper care.Continue reading “QPR: What is it for?”
Co-occurring disorders
I had an outreach specialist reach out to me and ask me if I would like to add their services to my mental health resources page. I checked into the links he provided and I tell you both of the websites really hit close to home for me. The webpages offer a lot of valuableContinue reading “Co-occurring disorders”
Live Steam on United We Ag
I had the honor of being a guest on the United We AG Podcast…. below you can listen or watch the previously recorded Live Steam where Derek Brazda and I discuss Agriculture Advocacy and Mental Health Awareness.
Free Online Course Helps Farmers, Ranchers Cope with Stress
“When we’ve done our surveys, we found was a tremendous amount of mental health problems out in rural America – two out of five farmers didn’t really know whether or not they could find help or where to go to get help.” Zippy Duvall Click on the below link to check out the free OnlineContinue reading “Free Online Course Helps Farmers, Ranchers Cope with Stress”
