EP: 202 | MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND SUICIDE PREVENTION

Impact of Educational Leadership Episode 202 Hosted by: I. D. III for Isaiah Drone III

John Verrico | Buddy Thornton | Randy “Boom Boom” Blake | Eric Ranks

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND SUICIDE PREVENTION Co-Create Your World

Withdrawal is an emotion one feels because of a negative experience. People today ignore real talk, real life, and their personal stories. If not presented entertainingly, it can be highly overlooked. Suppose you would just dial back in your memory Rolodex to a point in your life where you experienced trauma. These thoughts are not prejudice to any particular race when expressing thoughts or considering using violence to address an actual or perceived challenge, threat, or provocation. Many people have occasional or fleeting thoughts of violence in response to perceived grievances. Most do not act on those thoughts or move forward along the pathway. Therefore, the knowledge that someone is thinking about suicide does not confirm that a danger exists, but it should alert us to the possibility and may indicate that the person may be struggling with mental fatigue of some sort or otherwise considering violence to solve a problem. Can factors like military service, domestic violence, and poor nutrition be attached to suicide? While there is ample discussion on achievement gaps in our communities, there is less dialogue on opportunity and belief gaps, which often contribute to various internal perceptions. Building mentors internally and externally to serve this population in schools, career fields, or even prison is crucial for moving forward.

Buddy Thornton: How can co-creating your world with positive role models influence factors like instability at home, abuse, and poor nutrition?

John Verrico: What are the benefits of teaching people to identify the mood swings in other people?

Eric Ranks: How can we bring Mental Awareness and Therapeutic resources together to create solutions to these types of challenges?

Randy “Boom Boom” Blake: What is your why, and what are the top challenges that you had to overcome to achieve your mission in life?