Month: October 2014

Domestic Violence and Recovery

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and  in it’s honor  today’s discussion is on domestic violence, recovery and community responses. Our guests today are representatives of agencies providing a range of services to respond to survivors of domestic violence and help them heal and recover. Through their combined efforts, they are creating a more systematic approach to helping our community.

Guests:

Linda Tissiere. Chief Executive Officer of the YWCA of Richmond.

Shawntee Wynn, Director of Sexual and Domestic Violence Services at the YWCA of Richmond

Vanessa Durrant, Director of Counseling and Advocacy at Safe Harbor Shelter in Henrico.

Carolyn Leung, Senior Case Manager from Caritas

Listen to the episode here

Recovery and Suicide

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Today’s episode we are discussing emerging innovative programs to help those who are having suicidal thoughts. Our guests today are representatives of agencies collaborating to enhance responses to those at risk for suicide. Through their combined efforts, they are creating a more systematic approach to helping our community.

A recent suicide by a celebrity has brought this issue to national attention. However, suicide is a daily occurrence and is, according to the CDC, the 10th leading cause of death. They report that in 2010 there were 38,364 suicides in the US – an average of 105 a day or 1 every 15 minutes – There were 1,067 suicides in Virginia in 2011 – above the national average. They occurred most frequently with males (78 percent), whites (87 percent) and people age 45-54 years old (23 percent).Yet females have a higher rate of thinking about suicide. Over 30% of suicides test positive for alcohol, 23% for antidepressants, and almost 21% for opiates.

Guests:

Kelly Ferguson from The Richmond Behavioral Health Authority

Larry Barnett from Chesterfield Mental Health

Michael Bender from Richmond Police Department

Kimberly Wilson from Tucker Pavilion.

You can listen to the episode here