Suicide Prevention Corporation of Southwest Wisconsin

Pod Casts to Help Depression

Mindfulness : Mindful awareness is a concept that focuses on one's attention in the present moment, and the awareness of things going on around you. This involves living in the moment, and can greatly combat stress and anxiety, as well as chronic pain and depression (Top 5 Mindfulness Podcast of 2019) (other key words to search: relaxation, self-care, guided imagery, yoga, breathing techniques, stress relief, grounding myself)

• 10% Happier with Dan Harris - This mindfulness podcast addresses a clear, simple approach to meditation alongside some of the most respected meditation teachers in the world
• Mindfulness Mode by Bruce Langford - aims to increase the listeners' ability to be calm, joyful and focused through mindfulness and meditation
• Of Being With Krista Tippett - This podcast interviews some notable guests, such as Atul Gawande and Michael Sheen. It is also home to the Civil Conversations Project, which is a new approach to having conversations and developing relationships, no matter what age you are.
• Pathway to Happiness by Gary Van Warmerdam- a great podcast for people who are seeking happiness and aiming to eliminate negativity in their lives.
• Digital Resource For Mental Health at All Ages : Apps, gaming, digital education resources for Mood Improvement, Stress, Mood Disorder, Self-image, Mindfulness, Addiction Recovery, Grief & Bereavement.

Gratitude : (other key words to search: appreciate life, daily devotional, positive mind set, power of gratitude, attitude of gratitude)

• The Gratitude Podcast - David Steindl-Rast
  I do this by interviewing successful people and getting them to share fascinating stories about how gratitude has helped them get to where they are now.
• Growing Minds - A podcast about how changing your mindset can change your life. A 20-something educator tries to share her journey in personal growth
• Natalie Pace - co-creator of the Earth Gratitude project and the bestselling author of The Gratitude Game, The ABCs of Money and You Vs. Wall Street.
• Gratitude Attitude - Jon Bone Parker - Upping my state of gratitude
• The Yogi Show - Yoga , Mindfulness, and Gratitude with a touch of humor

Humor :  (Search for any of your favorite comedians or actors to find a match for you) Others are like audio versions of your favorite funny TV shows, complete with sound effects and theme songs. Then there are also a bunch of podcasts that cover funny material

• Nicole Byer - Female from New Jersey
• My Dad Wrote a Porno - British Podcast of reads reads a chapter a week and discovers more about his father than he ever bargained for.
• Marc Maron - Man from Flint Michigan that grew up in an alcoholic family.
• Wait Wait ...Don't tell me - (NPR) current events quiz put to humor
• My Brother, My Brother and Me - hosted by brothers Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy. Regular episodes of the podcast feature the brothers comically providing answers to questions either submitted by listeners or found on the Yahoo!

Health & Wellness:  

• Bullet Proof Radio - Dave Asprey
• The Doctor's Farmacy - Dr. Mark Hymen, PhD
• Medical Medium- Anthony William
• The Mindbodygreen Podcast-  Jason Wachob
• The Balanced Blonde - Jordan Younger
• One Part Plant - Jessica Murname

Webinars / Conference Calls

Farmer Focused Webinars:

•  Stress Management on the Farm"  by the MidAtlantic Women in Agriculture.
• "Rural Behavioral Health Learning Collaborative - Understanding the Opioid Crisis & Community Strategies" The TA Network and SAMHSA.

Elderly - Prevention of Suicide in Primary Care Elderly: Collaborative Trial (PROSPECT) – aims to prevent suicide among older primary care patients by reducing suicidal ideation and depression. It also aims to reduce their risk of death 

Variety of Videos with all topics

• (1-3 min) Am. Foundation of Suicide Prevention 
• Numerous Webinars  (Prevent Suicide Wisconsin)

Medical Focused

• ER: A Key Setting for Suicide Prevention (2015)
• Cohort 9 Training Series: Zero Suicide Expert Panel (2015)
• Non Suicidal Self-Injury: Descriptions, Motivations and Relationship (2014)
• A Center Without Walls: The CDC-Funded Injury Control Research Center for Suicide Prevention (2014)
• A Surprising Health Disparity: Suicide Among Men in the MIddle Years (2014)
• Suicide Prevention Strategies and Resources to Improve Services for Service Members, Veterans and their Families. (2013)
• Toolkits from Suicide Prevention Resource Center

        Zero Suicide Webinar:

• After a Suicide: Postvention in Health and Behavioral Health Care Settings. (2016)
• Zero Suicide & Trauma Informed Care (2015)
• Principles of Effective Suicide Care: Evidence Based Treatment (2015)
• Safety Planning and Means Reduction in Large Health Care Organizations (2015)
• Screening and Assessment for Suicide in Healthcare Settings (2014)

• Find a QPR Trainer in Wisconsin - alphabetized by county

• Local QPR 1.5 Hour Training- spcicwi@gmail.com 

Schedule a FREE QPR training at your workplace, church, school, club or neighborhood

Suicide Prevention Coalition of Iowa County offers a free QPR (Question Persuade Refer) training where participants learn the warning signs for suicide, how to offer hope, and how to seek help to save a life.

QPR is CPR for Suicide Prevention. QPR stands for:

• Question the person about suicide
• Persuade the person to get help
• Refer them for help

Online QPR Training--  QPR

Training Videos:

• Tough Enough To Talk : Focused on Trades Men and Farmers
• Community Helpers :Community Helpers provides information to strengthen an individual’s existing supportive skills while emphasizing the importance of self-care.

Medication And Descriptions

• Antidepressants & Suicide
• Prozac Side Effects & Suicide
• Mental Health Medication and Their Side Effects
• Medication Decisions
• Types of Medications
• Drug & Medication Recall Alerts

 Faith Leaders Resources

• Mental Health Ministries (organization Webpage)
• Mental Health Grace Alliance (organization Web page)
• Fresh Hope (organization web page)
• Pathways 2 Promises (Organization website)
• Faith Communities as Suicide Prevention Partners  (article)
• Grace for the Afflicted (book)
• Troubled Minds (book)

What is Mental Illness?

• How Childhood Trauma Changes our Hormones, thus Changes our Mental Health into Adulthood
• Mental Health Conditions
• American Mental Health Statistics
• The Decline in Play and the Rise in Children's Mental Health Disorders
• Depression & Addiction
• "Healthy Mind and Body: A Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Guide"

Other Organizations

• Ag Behavioral Health
• Val Farmer, PhD
• The Rural Health Information Hub
• American Association of Suicidology
• American Foundation of Suicide Prevention – AFSP
• Family Support after loss of a child dies
• Local 608-391-0035
• Grief Resources for Adults and Youth
• Discussion Boards on Grief and Healing- Men's Grief
• Mental Health America-MHA
• National Alliance of Mental Illness - NAMI
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24/7 crisis resource
• Suicide Awareness/Voices of Education - SAVE
• Suicide Prevention Action Network USA - SPAN
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center

You Matter

Media

• "Cost of Live: Suicide Awareness and Prevention" - US Insurance Agents

• National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Task Force

• Prevent Suicide WI

• Mental Health Legislation to Improve Services

Environmental Factors that can Cause Depression

• Heavy Metals in your body - request a test from your physician
• Toxic Metals that Contribute to Depression
• Are Heavy Metals the Cause of your Anxiety or Depression?
• Lymes Disease - request a test from your physician
• Lyme Disease Patients Struggle with Depression
• A Case Report in Psychiatry
• Mold Exposure
• Is it Mental Illness or Mold Toxicity? 
• Could Toxic Mold Cause Mental Health Troubles?
• Chemical Exposures
• Depression in Farmers - How Pesticides are Another Mental Health Stress
• Pesticide Exposure Linked to Teen Depression
• Seasonal Affectiveness Disorder
• Seasonal Affectiveness Disorder
• Seasonal Affectiveness Disorder (Medline Plus)

Head Trauma (Mild to Severe) & Depression

The Mayo Clinic explains-Traumatic brain injury usually results from a violent blow or jolt to the head or body. Mild traumatic brain injury can physically have no loss of consciousness, but a state of being dazed, confused or disoriented; where as a more severe injury can have a person lose consciousness for a long period of time. 

Phone App: The Concussion Coach App provides you with resources to help you manage symptoms of concussion or mild to moderate traumatic brain injury.

Many different factors contribute to depression after TBI, and these vary a great deal from person to person.

• Physical changes in the brain due to injury. Depression may result from injury to the areas of the brain that control emotions. Changes in the levels of certain natural chemicals in the brain, called neurotransmitters, can cause depression.
• Emotional response to injury. Depression can also arise as a person struggles to adjust to temporary or lasting disability, losses or role changes within the family and society.
• Factors unrelated to injury.Some people have a higher risk for depression due to inherited genes, personal or family history, and other influences that were present before the brain injury.

What can be done to help Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): If you have symptoms of depression, it is important to seek professional help as soon as possible, preferably with a health care provider who is familiar with TBI. You may also respond to medication or therapy.

Public Service Announcement

• PSA- Warning Signs (30 sec. video)

• PSA - Resources to Use (30 sec. video)

• PSA - Stay & find your reason to live (2:37 video)

• PSA-  Signs to watch for, how to ask person & Resources for help (4:30 video- school based)

• Left Behind: Beyond Suicide (6:11 video of family members after a suicide loss)

• 4th of July 2017 Suicide Memorial Walk in Ridgeway (article)

• (Poster) Farmers 

• (Poster) Medical Environment

After an Attempt

• Brochures on Suicide
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Brochure - After an Attempt
• What to say after an attempt and how to support them
• What NOT to say
• Guiding their way back after a suicide attempt
• Department of Veteran Affairs - Resource Guide for Families after an attempt
• Guide for Teachers - self-harming behaviors

College Students

Transitioning into College & College Life

Senior Citizens

• Friendship Hotline : 1-800-971-0016  24/7 A crisis intervention hotline and a warmline for non-emergency emotional support calls. For people aged 60 yrs & older, and adults living with disabilities. They also make on-going outreach calls to lonely older adults.
• Senior Funding and Grants 
• Prevent Suicide Wisconsin Resources
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center (103 resources for senior Citizen Mental Health)
• Promoting Emotional Health and Preventing Suicide: A toolkit for Senior Centers
• A Toolkit for Senior Living Communities
• The Role of Senior Living Community Professionals in Preventing Suicide
• Older American Behavior Issue Brief 4: Preventing Suicide in Older Adults
• Suicide in Late Life: Unique Factors and Enduring Treatment Gaps
• National Council on Aging Center for Healthy Aging: Behavioral Health
• Reducing Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older Adults

Widows by Suicide

• HOPE for Widows Resources
• HOPE for Widows Foundation
• Words from a widow, things I've learned
• Widows by suicide need compassion, not judgement

Farmers

Articles on Suicide and Farming.

• Got Your Back 
• Mental Health Resources for Farmers and Ranchers
• 2016 Research shows occupations with highest suicide rate
• Sowing Seeds Of Hope;
• Suicide in Farmers linked to Pesticides
• Farmers Suicide Rate well in 1980's
• Clinical Psychologist for Farmers
• Videos of farming and suicide
• • The Surprising Reality Of Depression And Suicide Among Farmers. Discussion of depression and suicide in farming community with special focus on the suicide of a Minnesota farmer and its affects on others. 
    
  • Green Blood Red Tears is a documentary about a Kentucky farmer who committed suicide. Ag-Culture Media, Middletown, Kentucky. 
  • Fierce Goodbye: Living in the Shadow of Suicide. Mennonite Media.  
  • Shadow Voices: Finding Hope in Mental Illness. Mennonite Media. 

Veterans

• Free Grant Money for Veterans
• Dryhootch Madison - PTS support group every Tuesday at Noon
• Reach Out Resources on aging, transitioning from services, relationships, jobs
• US Military Matters resources for vet and their family / loved ones
• Be There resources listed by branch of service & much more
• Active Hereos Different ways to get involved and support our Vets
• About the Veterans Crisis Hotline
• Stop Soldier Suicide
• Identify the Warning Signs in Vets
• Kognito Family of Heros

Book Recommendations

What Made Maddy Run: Focus on Teen Athletes. True Story about an ivy league runner that dies by suicide.

After a Suicide suggested by Allina Health.org

• On above site scroll down for: Books for Adults and Young People 

Suggestions from American Foundation of Suicide Prevention (after a Suicide)

• On above site scroll down for: Coping, Survivors Stories, Helping Children, For Adolescents & Teens, For Men, For Clinicians, Poetry & Novels, Understanding Suicide & Mental Illness, Inspiration.

 Drug & Alcohol Addiction

• Solstice House - Free Recovery Residence in Madison
• Start Your Recovery
• Depression & Addiction
• Principals of Drug Addiction Treatment
• Drugs on the Brain
• Dr. Oz "Addiction and Relationships"
• Addiction and Sleep Disorders

Gay, Lesbian, Transgender

• Get Help - The Trevor Project
• Cyberbullying

Relationships

• If you Leave Me, I'll Kill Myself
• When your partner threatens suicide

Financial problems

• Free Grant money to help women
• Keeping your home through Debilitating Diseases
• Debt Impact on Mental Health