Voices For Suicide Prevention
The suicide crisis in Ohio and in America has no boundaries and neither will our conversations. We'll talk openly about the how, the why and the solutions to suicide prevention. This vital conversation is brought to you by the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation as we'll highlight experts, counselors, clinicians, advocates and ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the name of saving lives.
Episodes
37 episodes
Beyond Politics: Finding Common Ground in Ohio's Suicide Prevention
The looming deadline for Ohio's budget, which Governor Mike DeWine must sign by June 30th at midnight, creates an urgent backdrop for critical conversations about mental health funding. As pandemic-era federal dollars disappear from community p...
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This ONE word describes suicide prevention efforts in 2025
Executive Director Tony Coder describes OSPF's continual evolution to save lives by saying 2025 is a year to innovate. Tony joins this episode to look at the current state of mental health and suicide prevention ...
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'Life Is Better With You Here' campaign drives outreach and advocacy in Black communities
There are statistics and there is culture. And sometimes, when the two mix, the outcome, to be very blunt, can be deadly. Black children 5-12 years old have been dying by suicide at double the rate of their white counterparts. &nbs...
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Legendary broadcaster turned movie producer urges men to get loud about mental health
You've heard people say, 'Now that guy has lived a life!' It's an axiom that absolutely describes Dino Tripodis. You may know him as a former morning DJ for two decades in the Columbus radio market. But along the way...
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Ohio leaders break stigmas and create programs to address suicides in the construction industry
When you bring together a Marine and construction safety executive with a youth pastor, two-time cancer survivor, and fellow construction leader, you get a dynamic conversation filled with passion and purpose. Johel Woodliff is a Safety D...
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Ohio leader takes on a national role in postvention leadership and advocacy
Clinicians, mental health specialists and non-profits around Ohio know Denise Meine Graham and her passion, humanity, grace and yes, trauma, related to suicide. She lost her son, Drey, to suicide more than 10 years ago. She later ...
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Nationwide Children's Hospital researchers lead Ohio and the country on media suicide reporting guidelines
When was the last time you clicked on a story knowing full well it was pure clickbait but you wanted a quick smile during your day and that story did its job! Hey, we all do it. From a changing mainstream media landscape to algorith...
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Suicide Prevention Through Resilience Training in Student-Athletes
Many people see a young, powerful and supremely fluid athlete on a field or court and think, 'What it must be like to have the world in the palm of your hand?' But the truth is, mental health concerns and suicide in collegiate student-at...
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OhioMHAS executive is THE definition of resiliency from a life of love and challenge
Tia Marcel Moretti is Chief Advisor and Deputy Director of The Office of Community & Family Resiliency within the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. It's a long title but you could likely sum up her life's work a...
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Two educators talk Pride Month and what young people aren't telling their parents
Just about every city, town and county in Ohio is celebrating June and Pride Month. Columbus hosts one of the largest Pride celebrations in the entire country! At the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation, we're committed to helping <...
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May, Mental Health Awareness Month and the passionate work of County Suicide Prevention Coalitions across Ohio
According to NAMI, 50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by the age of 14. 75% by the age of 24. This tells us many things including the vast importance of early diagnosis and the continued push to break stigmas around mental h...
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More farmers are dying by suicide. The Ohio Department of Agriculture has 'got your back'
Data doesn't lie. Agriculture is Ohio's biggest industry. $124 BILLION-plus in economic output every year. But there's another number on which we want to focus too; according to the National Rural Health Association, fa...
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A mom gets real about difficult pregnancies, postpartum depression and suicidal ideation
March is Women's History Month and for a long time in history, women have heard things like this when it comes to pregnancy, parenthood and postpartum depression: 'Isn't being pregnant just the best?' 'It's just the ...
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NBC 4 journalist, advocate and CEO on her faith-based journey to better mental health
Just about every time Jordyn Peaks speaks out about her suicide attempt, she breaks stigmas, which is why we're so grateful she shared her story with us and with you for our February episode. She's heard this in one form or another...
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Recovery Ohio meets Ohioans where they are in mental health and substance misuse
The Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation is so proud to kick off another year of 'Voices for Suicide Prevention' to break stigmas, break barriers and save lives. We're doing it in grand fashion too with new co-host, Rachel Tilson, OSPF's Di...
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'Man Therapy' is just that. And yet, so much more.
Legendary news anchor Ron Burgundy, Parks and Rec's Ron Swanson and Man Therapy's Dr. Rich Mahogany. What's that? Dr. Mahogany not quite ringing a bell? Well, it's time you met him and in this episode you will! What ...
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Hispanic culture is American culture. Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month while recognizing cultural mental health challenges
Have you ever worn a cowboy hat or boots? Ever ordered barbeque at a restaurant or hickory smoked some ribs 'low and slow' on your own? Cowboy hats didn't originate in Texas and barbeque didn't come from the South. All of th...
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Messages of hope from survivors
September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time to reflect on our efforts across the state, spread awareness, and end stigma surrounding suicide. Suicide can affect anyone – no matter their age, race, gender, or sexual orientation. And that’s imp...
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'It's not a fair fight.' A new movement launches to help parents and kids with cyber addiction and bullying
Christine Vineis builds big things. She's done it her whole career and now she's taking on cyber addiction with her grassroots movement, Families Against Social Media Addiction. As she simply and powerfully says, 'it's not a fair fight'; from a...
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Meet an Americorps Vista changing minds and perceptions on mental health and suicide prevention
Learn the name Fatimah Kobo. She's going places, doing big things, shaping minds and re-shaping perceptions on mental health, especially among minority populations in Ohio. She's an Americorps Vista working with the Ohio Suicide P...
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The Trevor Project and OSPF talk data, research and responses from thousands of LGBTQ+ youth
The Trevor Project has done and continues to do so much every day for LGBTQ+ youth: from research to crisis services to education to Trevor Space, this organization is there 24/7. (They've even won an Academy Award!) Trev...
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'My parents don't believe in depression.'
It's estimated that Asian American women are the second highest suicidal demographic and yet Asian Americans are often the least likely to receive mental health resources. There are many factors that have led to this, but if there's positivity ...
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One of the nation's leading experts on sexual violence talks prevention, college assaults and the Red Zone
In this episode, we talk to Tracey Vitchers, the Executive Director of 'It's On Us', whose mission is to combat sexual assault on college campuses by engaging all students, including young men, and activating the largest student organizing prog...
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'The Black Box'. Understanding, talking about and breaking stigmas on traumatic brain injuries
If traumatic is in the name, that can make it a subject all the more difficult to talk about. However, we must. 1 in 4 Ohioans have or will experience a traumatic brain injury and that number is likely under-reported. A TB...
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The suicide crisis in African Black communities is rising. Let's give it the seriousness it deserves.
Numbers and data don't lie. Compared to White communities, African Black communities experience more suicides and known factors that lead to them like increased exposure to violence and decreased access to mental health care. This ...
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