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PrevenTable: A PreventEd Podcast

Pull up a seat at the PrevenTable and listen to candid conversations about the intersection of alcohol, drugs, and mental health in everyday lives.

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Season 6, Episode 12

Curiosity That Cares

In this week’s episode of the PrevenTable, Jenny Armbruster sits down with Patty Morrow, Vice President of Behavioral Health at Mercy Hospitals and a fellow Board Member of the Behavioral Health Network (BHN). Drawing on more than 20 years at Mercy, Patty shares her perspective on closing gaps in behavioral health services, the importance of transparency, and why staying curious about mental health can make a difference. She highlights the intersections where substance and alcohol use disorders meet behavioral health and how each of us can help reduce stigma by reaching out, starting conversations, and supporting one another.

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Season 2, Episode 9

Knock and Go In

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Therapeutic Consultant, Dr. Russell Hyken, discusses how he navigates teens and their families through residential treatment and beyond. He explains how his time as a high school principal led him to his current role working within family systems. . . including his own.

This Is Not Mine

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KSHE 95 Radio Host, Lauren “Lern” Elwell, pops across the hall to discuss how she prioritizes her mental health and why she chooses to use her platform to support others. Lern talks setting boundaries and how the relationship between “Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll” has evolved.

Resident-First

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Matt Bauersachs, founder of Learn to Live Recovery, describes his path to creating an innovative step-down program for males in long-term recovery. Hear how this extended care model provides a safety net for the residents by building relationships, teaching skills, and instilling knowledge.

Space for Connection

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Luka Cai, co-founder of SQSH, joins the PrevenTable to talk about the unique, non-hierarchical role that peer counselors play in supporting LGBTQIA+ community members, the importance of relationship building, and working towards a St. Louis region where people of all genders and sexualities live with power, safety, and dignity.

Helping People is Pretty Neat

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School Counselor Chris Allen emphasizes the need for prevention programs and support services in rural communities and talks about what it’s really like to work with teens today. He notes that while cannabis use, anxiety disorders, and suicide are prevalent, the power of peers can address these challenges head-on.

B.S. GPS

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Are you working to disrupt the system and be an ally for BIPOC individuals? Do you have a friend that challenges you and pushes you to be better? Vontriece McDowell talks about why it’s important to ask the tough questions of each other, be intentional about the relationships we develop, and call out the B.S.

Season 2, Episode 8

Hold On Pain Ends

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What do the construction industry and suicide have in common? Unfortunately, a lot. The suicide rate in the construction industry is 3x-5x times higher than the national average. Bo Cooper, Alberici Safety Director, and Brandon Anderson, Vice President of Safety for the Association of General Contractors stop by to discuss this and how they are tackling it head-on because everyone needs some HOPE in their lives.

Change + Capacity = Activism

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How can we redefine norms around mental health in immigrant communities? Dr. Min Liu (Professor of Communication at SIUE) and the student members of the Asian American Civic Scholars are tackling this important question, conversation by conversation. Hear how they are bringing resources like Teen Mental Health First Aid- and creating their own- to their schools, parents, and grandparents to create positive change and save lives.

Our Secrets Keep Us Sick

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The conversation continues with bestselling author of The Addiction Inoculation, Jessica Lahey. She advocates for frequent, fact-based dialogue about drugs, beginning in pre-K and continuing through college and shares how she creates the space for convos with her kids.

Season 2, Episode 7

How Can I End This With Me?

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Mom, teacher, and author, Jessica Lahey reveals the motivation behind her best-selling book, The Addiction Inoculation. She talks brain science, middle schoolers, and how being open and honest about her own sobriety keeps her accountable.

Season 2, Episode 6

Banking on Community

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For almost 15 years, Stacy Clay was an advocate and leader in St. Louis Public Schools, and worked to develop comprehensive Student Support Services. When he stepped into a new role at First Bank, his fresh perspective as a non-banker and his understanding of community issues proved invaluable in furthering First Bank’s local emphasis. Stacy talks about the importance of relationships in banking, education, and community, and how technology serves as an important conduit for connection as the landscape and ways we communicate change.