Health Resources and Services Administration & Suicide Prevention

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Carole Johnson, Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration. Carole Johnson explains the programs HRSA oversees to help give underserved communities access to health care, the role of HRSA in administering COVID-19 vaccines, and the support they provide for workers in the health care industry. Dr. David Rudd, former President of the University of Memphis, Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, and Director of the Rudd Institute for Veteran and Military Suicide Prevention, also joins the show. Dr. Rudd discusses the scope of the suicide problem among veterans and civilians in the U.S., strategies he’s developed for preventing suicide, and the role the holidays play in increasing pressure and stress levels on people, including veterans.