Great Minds with Lost&Found

Content Warning: Great Minds with Lost&Found episodes contain mature themes, including mental health, suicide, addiction, and others that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode, Lost&Found continues our live podcast series as part of our 30 Days 30 Stories project for National Suicide Prevention Month. The project tells the stories of 30 South Dakotans living with mental illness, grief, or loss and demonstrates how storytelling is a critical part of suicide prevention. Host, Joel Kaskinen, chats with guests Benson Langat and Carter Gronseth about their experience running across the state of South Dakota to raise awareness of mental health with The 437 Project. The 437 Project is a statewide run that is changing lives by raising funds for the Helpline Center's 988 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Line and raising awareness of mental health in even the smallest of communities in the state. Spanning from the Wyoming border to the Iowa border, this run is 437 miles long and is split up between 12 runners who are passionate about community building and mental health. In the case of emergencies, call the 24/7 hotline at 1-800-IN-CRISIS. If you or someone you know is facing a mental health crisis, call 988. If you are a veteran facing a mental health crisis, call 988 and then press 1. To learn more about the work that Lost&Found is doing to prevent suicide among youth and young adults, go to ⁠resilienttoday.org⁠. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube (@resilienttoday). If you'd like to support Lost&Found, you can make a donation ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks to 4Front Studios for shooting, editing, and producing Great Minds with Lost&Found. To learn more about 4Front Studios, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://4frontstudios.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resilienttoday/message

Content Warning: Great Minds with Lost&Found episodes contain mature themes, including mental health, suicide, addiction, and others that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode, Lost&Found continues our live podcast series as part of our 30 Days 30 Stories project for National Suicide Prevention Month. The project tells the stories of 30 South Dakotans living with mental illness, grief, or loss and demonstrates how storytelling is a critical part of suicide prevention. Host, Joel Kaskinen, chats with guests Erik Muckey and Caleb Weiland about student advocacy and action in South Dakota and how it has shaped Lost&Found from the very beginning. In the case of emergencies, call the 24/7 hotline at 1-800-IN-CRISIS. If you or someone you know is facing a mental health crisis, call 988. If you are a veteran facing a mental health crisis, call 988 and then press 1. To learn more about the work that Lost&Found is doing to prevent suicide among youth and young adults, go to resilienttoday.org.  Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube (@resilienttoday). If you'd like to support Lost&Found, you can make a donation ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks to 4Front Studios for shooting, editing, and producing Great Minds with Lost&Found. To learn more about 4Front Studios, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://4frontstudios.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resilienttoday/message

Content Warning: Great Minds with Lost&Found episodes contain mature themes, including mental health, suicide, addiction, and others that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode, Lost&Found continues our live podcast series as part of our 30 Days 30 Stories project for National Suicide Prevention Month. The project tells the stories of 30 South Dakotans living with mental illness, grief, or loss and demonstrates how storytelling is a critical part of suicide prevention. Host, Joel Kaskinen, chats with a panel of folks from the Black Hills about the good, the bad, and the ugly of mental health in Western South Dakota. Hear as Mato Abourezk, Corey Kennedy, and Patrick Murphy share their mental health journeys, explore ways to improve the mental health ecosystem in the state, and hype up the resources and support systems that have helped them through. In the case of emergencies, call the 24/7 hotline at 1-800-IN-CRISIS. If you or someone you know is facing a mental health crisis, call 988. If you are a veteran facing a mental health crisis, call 988 and then press 1. To learn more about the work that Lost&Found is doing to prevent suicide among youth and young adults, go to resilienttoday.org.  Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube (@resilienttoday). If you'd like to support Lost&Found, you can make a donation ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks to 4Front Studios for shooting, editing, and producing Great Minds with Lost&Found. To learn more about 4Front Studios, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://4frontstudios.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resilienttoday/message

Content Warning: Great Minds with Lost&Found episodes contain mature themes, including mental health, suicide, addiction, and others that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode, Lost&Found kicks off the third iteration of their 30 Days 30 Stories project for National Suicide Prevention Month. The project tells the stories of 30 South Dakotans living with mental illness, grief, or loss and demonstrates how storytelling is a critical part of suicide prevention. Host, Joel Kaskinen, chats with Director of Communications, Heidi Marttila-Losure about the importance of storytelling, why stories, matter, and how humans connect through story to grow, heal, learn, teach, and so much more. In the case of emergencies, call the 24/7 hotline at 1-800-IN-CRISIS. If you or someone you know is facing a mental health crisis, call 988. If you are a veteran facing a mental health crisis, call 988 and then press 1. To learn more about the work that Lost&Found is doing to prevent suicide among youth and young adults, go to resilienttoday.org.  Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube (@resilienttoday). If you'd like to support Lost&Found, you can make a donation ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Thanks to 4Front Studios for shooting, editing, and producing Great Minds with Lost&Found. To learn more about 4Front Studios, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://4frontstudios.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resilienttoday/message

Content Warning: Great Minds with Lost&Found episodes contain mature themes, including mental health, suicide, addiction, and others that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised. What does mental advocacy and policy work is like? Who creates these policies and why? Are these policies actually benefitting our community? Joel dives into topics like this with South Dakota State Representative Linda Duba to examine how mental health policy and advocacy work comes to fruition in South Dakota and what it's like serving as a state legislator. In the case of emergencies, call the 24/7 hotline at 1-800-IN-CRISIS. If you or someone you know is facing a mental health crisis, call 988. If you are a veteran facing a mental health crisis, call 988 and then press 1. To learn more about the work that Lost&Found is doing to prevent suicide among youth and young adults, go to resilienttoday.org.  Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube (@resilienttoday). If you'd like to support Lost&Found, you can make a donation ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Thanks to 4Front Studios for shooting, editing, and producing Great Minds with Lost&Found. To learn more about 4Front Studios, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://4frontstudios.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resilienttoday/message

Content Warning: Great Minds with Lost&Found episodes contain mature themes, including mental health, suicide, addiction, and others that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised. What goes into creating a healthy and resilient organization or business culture? How can leadership support mental wellness? We take a look at the overlap of culture, leadership, and mental illness in this episode of Great Minds with Lost&Found. Joel talks to John Meyer, Executive Director of Leadership South Dakota about what all of this means to him and how he's built, curated, and maintained several businesses and organizations while leading by example and meeting people where they're at. In the case of emergencies, call the 24/7 hotline at 1-800-IN-CRISIS. If you or someone you know is facing a mental health crisis, call 988. If you are a veteran facing a mental health crisis, call 988 and then press 1. To learn more about the work that Lost&Found is doing to prevent suicide among youth and young adults, go to resilienttoday.org.  Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube (@resilienttoday). If you'd like to support Lost&Found, you can make a donation ⁠here⁠. Thanks to 4Front Studios for shooting, editing, and producing Great Minds with Lost&Found. To learn more about 4Front Studios, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://4frontstudios.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resilienttoday/message

Content Warning: Great Minds with Lost&Found episodes contain mature themes, including mental health, suicide, addiction, and others that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised. Sean Thum and Benny Prawira are Fellows with the Young Southeast Asia Leaders Initiative from Malaysia and Indonesia, respectively, who spent three weeks interning with Lost&Found. In this episode, Sean and Benny speak with Joel about their time in the United States as part of the Fellowship, what they learned about suicide prevention in the U.S., and how it's different than suicide prevention in Southeast Asia. They share their wealth of accomplishments and wisdom with Joel and offer a light into their work as mental health advocates back home. In the case of emergencies, call the 24/7 hotline at 1-800-IN-CRISIS. If you or someone you know is facing a mental health crisis, call 988. If you are a veteran facing a mental health crisis, call 988 and then press 1. To learn more about the work that Lost&Found is doing to prevent suicide among youth and young adults, go to resilienttoday.org.  Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube (@resilienttoday). If you'd like to support Lost&Found, you can make a donation here. Thanks to 4Front Studios for shooting, editing, and producing Great Minds with Lost&Found. To learn more about 4Front Studios, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://4frontstudios.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resilienttoday/message

Content Warning: Great Minds with Lost&Found episodes contain mature themes, including mental health, suicide, addiction, and others that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised. Caleb Weiland is a student at the University of South Dakota, the former president of the Student Government Association at USD, former president of the Student Federation, and mental health advocate. He shares why mental health support is so important to he and other students, as well as what he's seen work and the mental health need gaps on college campuses in South Dakota. In this episode, Caleb talks about his role as president of the Student Federation, advocating for suicide prevention support programming during legislation session. This episode features the unique perspective of a student served by Lost&Found's programming and how it has shaped his experience as a college student. In the case of emergencies, call the 24/7 hotline at 1-800-IN-CRISIS. If you or someone you know is facing a mental health crisis, call 988. If you are a veteran facing a mental health crisis, call 988 and then press 1. To learn more about the work that Lost&Found is doing to prevent suicide among youth and young adults, go to resilienttoday.org.  Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube (@resilienttoday). If you'd like to support Lost&Found, you can make a donation here. Thanks to 4Front Studios for shooting, editing, and producing Great Minds with Lost&Found. To learn more about 4Front Studios, go to ⁠⁠⁠https://4frontstudios.com/⁠⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resilienttoday/message

Content Warning: Great Minds with Lost&Found episodes contain mature themes, including mental health, suicide, addiction, and others that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised. On the heels of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, this episode of Great Minds features a conversation with Michelle Trent, Executive Director of The Compass Center, about her work with sexual assault, domestic violence, and human & sex trafficking victims and survivors. We explore the impacts of trauma on mental health, how different agencies like The Compass Center and Lost&Found can work together to improve systems of care in South Dakota. The Compass Center is committed to assisting survivors of violence throughout their healing process. They offer crisis response, therapy, support groups, advocacy and education for victims of sexual and dating violence. For more information, check out The Compass Center. In the case of emergencies, call the 24/7 hotline at 1-800-IN-CRISIS. If you or someone you know is facing a mental health crisis, call 988. If you are a veteran facing a mental health crisis, call 988 and then press 1. To learn more about the work that Lost&Found is doing to prevent suicide among youth and young adults, go to resilienttoday.org.  Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube (@resilienttoday). If you'd like to support Lost&Found, you can make a donation here. Thanks to 4Front Studios for shooting, editing, and producing Great Minds with Lost&Found. To learn more about 4Front Studios, go to ⁠⁠https://4frontstudios.com/⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resilienttoday/message

Content Warning: Great Minds with Lost&Found episodes contain mature themes, including mental health, suicide, addiction, and others that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode of Great Minds, Joel chats with L&F Program Manager for Education and Operations, Melissa Renes, about the student programs that we offer on college campuses around the state of South Dakota and in the Minneapolis area. Suicide is the leading cause of death for youth and young adults in South Dakota, which is why our student programs are so critical. We are striving to create safer and more resilient communities through education and advocacy for youth and young adult mental health. If you or someone you know is facing a mental health crisis, call 988. If you are a veteran facing a mental health crisis, call 988 and then press 1. To learn more about the work that Lost&Found is doing to prevent suicide among youth and young adults, go to resilienttoday.org.  Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube (@resilienttoday). If you'd like to support Lost&Found, you can make a donation here. Thanks to 4Front Studios for shooting, editing, and producing Great Minds with Lost&Found. To learn more about 4Front Studios, go to ⁠https://4frontstudios.com/⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resilienttoday/message