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NAMI Montana PodcastFlexibility's Critical Role in Advocacy - Examples from Veterans Mental Health, Mental Health Parity, and Research GrantsIn this episode, Colleen Rahn and Matt Kuntz of NAMI Montana discuss how important flexibilty is to successful advocacy campaigns. Colleen asks Matt to illustrate some examples of this from Veterans Mental Health, Mental Health Parity, and Research Grants.
At the end of the episode, Colleen and Matt mention that the Montana NAMIWalk is coming up on September 19th. Sign up or donate today at https://www.namiwalks.org/montana 2021-08-0420 minNAMI Montana PodcastNAMI Montana Education Programs and Support Groups - Hannah Clemenson and Colleen RahnHannah Clemenson hosts this episode with Colleen Rahn. They discuss NAMI Montana's Education programs and support groups, including the relatively recent addition NAMI Friends and Family.
Listen to this episode to learn more about programs to help support you and your family.2021-07-2712 minNAMI Montana PodcastWork is Essential to Mental Health - NAMI Montana's Efforts to Expand Vocational OpportunitiesIn this episode, Hannah Clemenson and Matt Kuntz discuss how important meaningful work is to mental health and how disability systems need to be structured in a flexible manner that makes it possible for people to work towards meaningful employment without putting their disability benefits at risk during the process.
Hannah and Matt go into additional depth on NAMI Montana's efforts to address vocational gaps for veterans and native youth.2021-07-1717 minNAMI Montana PodcastDecriminalization of Mental Illness in Montana - Tangible Steps on a Complicated ProblemIn this first episode of the Second Season, Hannah Clemenson asks NAMI Montana Executive Director Matt Kuntz about "Decriminalization of Mental Illness in Montana.
Hannah asks Matt about the broad issue of NAMI Montana's multi-year successful effort to create a new forensic hospital. Hannah then goes more specifically into the day-to-day issue of how NAMI Montana advises families with public defenders on what steps they can take to help ensure their representation goes as well as possible.
2021-07-0911 minNAMI Montana PodcastEpisode 14: Bestselling Author Mark Lukach Talks About His Family's Journey Through Mental IllnessMark Lukach is a teacher and freelance writer. He is the author of the international bestselling memoir My Lovely Wife in The Psych Ward. His work has been published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Pacific Standard, Wired, and other publications. He is currently the Ninth Grade Dean at The Athenian School, where he also teaches history. He lives with his wife, Giulia, and their son in the San Francisco Bay area.Mark first wrote about his family’s story in a New York Times “Mode...2021-01-211h 03NAMI Montana PodcastEpisode 13: Miriam Feldman Webinar Presentation on A Mother's Journey Through SchizophreniaMiriam Feldman is an artist, writer, and mental health activist who splits her time between her Los Angeles workshop and her farm in rural Washington state. She has been married to her husband Craig O’Rourke, also a successful artist, for 34 years and they have four adult children. Their 33-year-old son, Nick, has schizophrenia. Miriam’s novel He Came In With It is the legacy of, and for, her son Nick.https://www.miriam-feldman.com/Support the show (http://www.namimt.org/)2020-12-1757 minNAMI Montana PodcastEpisode 12: Jordan Brown and the Journey to Finding His Passion in Creating Authentic Mental Health ContentThis podcast episode is from Jordan's Brown webinar for NAMI Montana. Jordan has been a long-time friend and ally of NAMI Montana and we are delighted to have Jordan share his journey on the podcast.Jordan utilizes his combined experiences as a caregiver, social worker, and someone who has personally faced mental health challenges to create authentic mental health content that has been read by people around the world. Jordan writes The Mental Health Update newsletter. Over 30,000 people receive his mental health insights on Twitter and he has recently released the book, In Search of Happiness: Healing T...2020-10-2958 minNAMI Montana PodcastEpisode 11: Online Intensive Outpatient Treatment Comes to Montana - Charlie HealthMatt Kuntz, NAMI Montana's Executive Director, talks to Laura Sebulsky of Charlie Health about their innovative online care platform for Montana.You can find more about Charlie Health and their services at https://www.charliehealth.com/ Support the show (http://www.namimt.org/)2020-10-1620 minNAMI Montana PodcastEpisode 10: Moms Are Not Immune - A Conversation About Maternal SuicideSpecial addition to the podcast from a public webinar.Many mothers suffer in silence from perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, which can lead to tragic consequences. Join this panel of experts and a survivor share their knowledge, compassion and experience.Moderator: Dana HillyerPanelists: Dr. Robert CaldwellPam Ponich-HunthausenKelsey KyleStephanie MortonSheri WalkerSponsored by NAMI HelenaSupport the show (http://www.namimt.org/)2020-09-171h 45NAMI Montana PodcastEpisode 9: Why It's Important for Mental Health Advocates to Know Their HistoryIn this episode, Matt Kuntz and Hannah Clemenson talk about how valuable it can be for mental health advocates to have an understanding of history. The historical realities and context of these conditions are valuable whether people are trying to come to grips with their own mental health conditions or struggling with large national policy issues. Hannah is interning with NAMI Montana and we are delighted to have her for this episode.Support the show (http://www.namimt.org/)2020-08-0117 minNAMI Montana PodcastEpisode 8: The Six Hour Rule for Navigating CrisesThis is a shorter episode than usual. In this episode, Matt Kuntz highlights the "Six Hour Rule for Navigating Crises" that we recommend to people on the NAMI Montana phoneline. It is not for acute life-and-death situations, but fits more into less acute situations that are still intense enough that the regular day-to-day pattern of thinking and responding won't work.We hope you find this episode to be helpful. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.namimt.org/)2020-07-1705 minNAMI Montana PodcastEpisode Seven: Why We Made a Graphic Novel on Bipolar DisorderIn this episode of the NAMI Montana Podcast, Matt Kuntz and Colleen Rahn talk about the graphic novel just published by NAMI Montana. "Illustrated Journey Through Bipolar Disorder: Combining Analytics, Research and Personal Insights."The book was written by Matt Kuntz and Jason DeShaw. It was illustrated by Samuel Bermudez and edited by Dr. Christophe Lambert Ph.D.Support the show (http://www.namimt.org/)2020-07-0812 minNAMI Montana PodcastEpisode 6: NAMI Montana's Work During COVID-19In this episode Matt Kuntz and Colleen Rahn talk about NAMI Montana's efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The conversation covers both NAMI Montana's statewide efforts to provide healthcare supplies and the more local efforts to keep support groups going virtually.Support the show (http://www.namimt.org/)2020-06-2916 minNAMI Montana PodcastEpisode 5: Treatment Scout Crosses the 300 Review MarkIn this episode, Matt Kuntz and Colleen Rahn of NAMI Montana talk about Treatment Scout, the online review website for inpatient and other intensive treatments (mental health, substance abuse, dementia, etc.)Matt and Colleen talk about why NAMI Montana developed Treatment Scout, basically to provide more insights to people making the expensive and potentially life-saving decision to attend inpatient treatment clinic. This later was broadened to include other types of care that are more specialized and expensive than traditional outpatient care. (We think that Google Reviews, Yelp, etc. are the best way to find reviews for tranditional t...2020-02-2025 minNAMI Montana PodcastEpisode 4: NAMI Montana's Priorities for the 2021 Montana LegislatureIn this episode, Colleen Rahn and Matt Kuntz discuss NAMI Montana's Legislative Priorities.**** **** *****On December 6, 2019, the NAMI Montana Board met to set our Legislative priorities for the 2021 Legislature. While we have other bills and will support other issues, these Legislative Objectives are our rallying points. 1) Support funding for community mental health services, included integrated primary care and co-occurring substance abuse treatment. 2) Support funding for mental health crisis care for children, adolescents and adults; including community commitments for adults that meet current inpatient commitment criteria.3) Improve transition services for children aging...2020-02-0719 minNAMI Montana PodcastEpisode Three: Suicide Prevention and Mental Healthcare in Montana- Exploring Montana's Research NeedsThe Center for Mental Health Research and Recovery at Montana State University and the Vice President of Research, Economic Development, and Graduate Education hosted Zoe Barnard on September 15, 2019. Zoe Barnard presentation was on "Suicide Prevention and Mental Healthcare in Montana: Exploring Montana's Research Needs."Zoe's slideshow is available at this link.Zoe Barnard is the Administrator of the Addictive and Mental Disorders Division at the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. She also serves as the Mental Health Commissioner for the State of Montana. Zoe’s background includes over 15 years of direct work in...2020-01-2759 minNAMI Montana PodcastEpisode 2: Why We Tell People to Write Letters in Some of the Most Difficult SituationsIn this episode, Colleen Rahn and Matt Kuntz describe why they so often recommend that people write letters as a way to personally advocate during difficult situations. These situations generally involve someone in power needing to make a different decision to help a person or their loved one's situation.There is real power in creating a paper trail. Matt and Colleen discuss what that power is and how to use it in this episode.Support the show (http://www.namimt.org/)2020-01-2121 minNAMI Montana Podcast2019 NAMI Montana Hero and Exemplary Service AwardsNAMI Montana is honored to announce this year's NAMI Montana Hero and Exemplary Service Award Winners. We have grouped this year's recipients according to the categories of their efforts.Veterans Mental Health - Senator Jon Tester has been an amazing partner for NAMI Montana for years and is receiving a Hero Award for his work. In 2019, Senator Tester and his staff took their efforts to the next level by partnering with NAMI Montana and others to develop the bipartisan Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act. The bill has a lot of m...2020-01-0329 min