))
The Importance of Storytelling as Suicide Prevention with Heidi Marttila-Losure
Manage episode 382877756 series 3527478
Content provided by Lost&Found. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Lost&Found or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Content Warning: Great Minds with Lost&Found episodes contain mature themes, including mental health, suicide, addiction, and others that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.
In this episode, Lost&Found kicks off the third iteration of their 30 Days 30 Stories project for National Suicide Prevention Month. The project tells the stories of 30 South Dakotans living with mental illness, grief, or loss and demonstrates how storytelling is a critical part of suicide prevention. Host, Joel Kaskinen, chats with Director of Communications, Heidi Marttila-Losure about the importance of storytelling, why stories, matter, and how humans connect through story to grow, heal, learn, teach, and so much more.
In the case of emergencies, call the 24/7 hotline at 1-800-IN-CRISIS. If you or someone you know is facing a mental health crisis, call 988. If you are a veteran facing a mental health crisis, call 988 and then press 1.
To learn more about the work that Lost&Found is doing to prevent suicide among youth and young adults, go to resilienttoday.org. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube (@resilienttoday).
If you'd like to support Lost&Found, you can make a donation here.
Thanks to 4Front Studios for shooting, editing, and producing Great Minds with Lost&Found. To learn more about 4Front Studios, go to https://4frontstudios.com/.
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resilienttoday/message28 episodes
Share
