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Bridgett Robbins is an Assistant teaching professor at the Sinclair School of Nursing, but before that she worked as a nurse in Mid-Missouri for more than 30 years.She spoke about how the past several years of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted – and continues to impact – her and those she works alongside.As a note - This piece discusses the pandemic, grief and death, and may be distressing to some listeners.
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The Columbia-Boone County Public Health and Human Services Department, NAMI and Children’s Grove invite everyone to come out to the Shelter Fountain on the Wednesday of Children’s Mental Health Week (May 7-13) and ring a bell to recognize, raise awareness and celebrate all-things children. Guest: HEATHER HARLAN April 24, 2023
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Lauren Jones is a sophomore and hairstylist at Mizzou and spoke a little bit about her own relationship – and past – with her hair, as well as about how hair can impact the mental health and well-being of other people in the Black community.She also spoke about the role she gets to play, as a stylist, in helping people see the beauty in their hair.
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Kiera Bradshaw is a senior and part-time hairstylist at the University of Missouri. She spoke about the mental health impacts of hair, texturism and hair depression in the Black community.Texturism is the discrimination against people with kinkier, coarse hair in the 4B and 4C range, as well as a preference for looser and smoother textures in the 3A to 3C range.
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Students for Change is a student-led group in the Columbia Public Schools. Karli Jones and Taylor Lee both attend Hickman High School, and Virgil Worstell is a student at Rockbridge.They spoke about how their organization came to be and how the threat of gun violence impacts their day to day live.
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The American Civil Liberties Union is currently tracking 48 anti-LGBTQ+ bills in Missouri’s legislature – some of which target transgender youth and their ability to access gender-affirming care or participate in school sports.
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In this episode of "Behind the Issue," editor-in-chief Katelynn McIlwain spoke with writer Lauren Blue about one of this month's feature stories.
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Debi Hake is a licensed professional counselor with the Marriage and Family Counseling Center in Columbia. One of her specialty areas is spiritual abuse and religious trauma.She spoke about how religious trauma impacts how people navigate mental health care.
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Jessica Chambers, a peer support specialist at the Reentry Opportunity Center in Columbia (the ROC), works with folks who are coming out of prison – helping them connect to housing, treatment, and just a sense of community.
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The Missouri chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention held their annual State Capitol Day today Wednesday, where they talk to lawmakers and advocate for Missourians’ mental health needs.