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Tribal and state public health efforts in New Mexico are credited with cutting the Native American suicide rate in that state by 43% over a year's time. It's even more notable in that the percent reduction is more than five times that of the rest of the population. There are still troubling statistics, including a study that shows Native American young people at most risk. We'll hear from suicide prevention experts about where problems persist and what is being done to offset them. GUESTS Shelby Rowe (Chickasaw), executive director of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center Dr. Deidre Yellowhair (Diné), research assistant professor in the division of community behavioral health for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of New Mexico Lynette Hepa (Iñupiaq), director of the department of health and social services for the North Slope Borough Amanda WhiteCrane (Northern Cheyenne), director of the Native & Strong Lifeline with the Volunteers of America Western Washington
How we talk about, approach, and care for suicide is a pretty big deal. Suicide is a tragic and intense topic, and it's also a very real and human-centered topic. That's why we want to explore the ways in which we can reframe and change how we address it in a more compassionate sense—and how we, on a person-to-person level, can care for ourselves, friends, and loved ones who might be thinking about or considering suicide. So today, we have the honor of hearing and learning from suicide prevention expert Shelby Rowe. Shelby will walk us through everything we mentioned and she'll also touch on why the suicide rate is notably higher for different communities of people—specifically BIPOC communities. Shelby Rowe is an award-winning artist, mother of three sons, suicide attempt survivor, and director of one of the nation's largest federally funded suicide prevention projects. She is the recipient of the 2021 American Association of Suicidology Transforming Lived Experience Award and the 2016 Chickasaw Nation Dynamic Woman of the Year. Ms. Rowe has been a leader in the suicide prevention movement at the local, state, and national levels since 2007. This episode is a part of our You Are Not a Burden campaign in honor of September being Suicide Prevention Month. You can learn more about the campaign by going to youarenotaburden.com. Show Notes (Links of ours and guests): Download a transcript of this episode at twloha.com/podcast. Follow TWLOHA on social media at: twitter.com/TWLOHA instagram.com/twloha/ facebook.com/towriteloveonherarms/ Visit our FIND HELP page of mental health resources at twloha.com/find-help/. Get connected for free, 24/7 to a trained crisis counselor via Crisis Text Line by texting TWLOHA to 741741. Connect with our team by emailing podcast@twloha.com. Learn more about the podcast and previous episodes at twloha.com/podcast. Download TWLOHA's daily-use self-care app, The Hopeful, at twloha.com/thehopeful/. Learn about and connect with Shelby Rowe by going to https://www.shelbyrrowe.com/. Read Dr. Joiner's theory on suicide at https://twloha.com/blog/talking-about-suicide/ or Youarenotaburden.com. Watch Insecure on HBO by visiting https://www.hbo.com/insecure. Watch Reservation Dogs on Hulu at https://press.hulu.com/shows/reservation-dogs/. Watch Rutherford Falls on Peacock by going to https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/rutherford-falls. Credits: This episode of the TWLOHA podcast was hosted by Chad Moses and produced by Rebecca Ebert. Music assistance was provided by James Likeness and Ben Tichenor.
988 is now the 911 of mental health emergencies. The three-digit number will connect you to a crisis call center in your area and a trained counselor to talk, text, or chat with. Andy speaks with Wendy Martinez Farmer and Dr. Linda Henderson-Smith from Beacon Health Options about how 988 reimagines the National Sucicide Prevention Hotline to be more accessible and inclusive, and why you don't have to be suicidal to call. Suicide attempt survivor and crisis counselor Shelby Rowe opens up about her own mental health journey and explains why resources vary community by community. Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt. Follow Dr. Linda Henderson-Smith and Beacon Health Options on Twitter @DrLYHSmith and @BeaconHealthOpt. Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium. Support the show by checking out our sponsors! Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: https://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors/ Check out these resources from today's episode: Learn more about 988: https://988lifeline.org/current-events/the-lifeline-and-988/ Read about how the Kennedy-Satcher Center for Mental Health Equity and Beacon Health Options' plan to embed equity into the 988 hotline: https://kennedysatcher.org/impact-areas/policy/988_policy_brief/ Learn how a robust crisis infrastructure for behavioral health can provide better treatment, save lives, and reduce costs: https://s29360.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/220401-GROWTH-Crisis-WhitePaper-2022-EN-Final-1.pdf Find vaccines, masks, testing, treatments, and other resources in your community: https://www.covid.gov/ Order Andy's book, “Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response”: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165 Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com/show/inthebubble. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
All over the globe, young Indigenous men have some of the highest rates of suicide. When we take a closer look at this trend, we understand it is much less about individual mental health issues and much more about the consequences of historical trauma. Programs addressing suicide prevention in these communities are promoting culture and community connectedness through storytelling, ceremony and reclaiming culture. These cross-generational initiatives are rooted in values that link the past and present. Values and priorities like honor, identity, pride and resiliency. In this interview I interview my dear friend and one of the most resilient people I know, Shelby Rowe, who shares how she was inspired by her ancestors to be a “designated culture keeper.” For more information on this and every episode go to https://www.sallyspencerthomas.com/hope-illuminated-podcast/39
All over the globe, young Indigenous men have some of the highest rates of suicide. When we take a closer look at this trend, we understand it is much less about individual mental health issues and much more about the consequences of historical trauma. Programs addressing suicide prevention in these communities are promoting culture and community connectedness through storytelling, ceremony and reclaiming culture. These cross-generational initiatives are rooted in values that link the past and present. Values and priorities like honor, identity, pride and resiliency. In this interview I interview my dear friend and one of the most resilient people I know, Shelby Rowe, who shares how she was inspired by her ancestors to be a “designated culture keeper.” For more information on this and every episode go to https://www.sallyspencerthomas.com/hope-illuminated-podcast/39
All over the globe, young Indigenous men have some of the highest rates of suicide. When we take a closer look at this trend, we understand it is much less about individual mental health issues and much more about the consequences of historical trauma. Programs addressing suicide prevention in these communities are promoting culture and community connectedness through storytelling, ceremony and reclaiming culture. These cross-generational initiatives are rooted in values that link the past and present. Values and priorities like honor, identity, pride and resiliency. In this interview I interview my dear friend and one of the most resilient people I know, Shelby Rowe, who shares how she was inspired by her ancestors to be a “designated culture keeper.” For more information on this and every episode go to https://www.sallyspencerthomas.com/hope-illuminated-podcast/39
Shelby Rowe is known across the United States for her work in suicide prevention and mental health advocacy, but we wanted to get down to what makes her soul smile. Shelby sat down to talk to us about a myriad of topics from her art to dating to Indigenous cooking. Join us for a chat with Shelby. Broke & Broken is the podcast about living your best life by getting real. Real talk about real life.
You’ll hear from Dr. Melinda Moore, Assistant Professor and Licensed Psychologist in the EKU Department of Psychology and a director of the American Association of Suicidology; Dr. Gregory Plemmons, a pediatrics researcher at Vanderbilt; and Shelby Rowe, a youth suicide prevention program manager who herself is a survivor of attempted suicide and has devoted her life to helping others. Resources and hotlines regarding suicide can be found under our Facts and Information tab.
You’ll hear from Dr. Melinda Moore, Assistant Professor and Licensed Psychologist in the EKU Department of Psychology and a director of the American Association of Suicidology; Dr. Gregory Plemmons, a pediatrics researcher at Vanderbilt; and Shelby Rowe, a youth suicide prevention program manager who herself is a survivor of attempted suicide and has devoted her life to helping others. Resources and hotlines regarding suicide can be found under our Facts and Information tab.