<p>January is Mental Wellness Month. On Midday Edition Wednesday, we have a conversation about mental wellness in the military and veteran community in San Diego.</p><p>Two local mental health experts connected to military communities talk about recent efforts to increase access to mental health care, and what challenges military members and veterans commonly face.</p><h3><strong>Guests:</strong></h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.sandiego.edu/soles/faculty-and-staff/biography.php?profile_id=7302#:~:text=)%2C%20and%20community.-,Dr.,the%20Board%20of%20Behavioral%20Sciences." target="_blank">Nick Boyd</a>, professor, University of San Diego; principal investigator, <a href="https://www.sandiego.edu/telehealth-clinic/" target="_blank">USD Tele-Mental Health Training Clinic</a></li><li>Carie Rodgers, supervising and consulting psychologist for <a href="https://www.sandiego.edu/telehealth-clinic/" target="_blank">USD Tele-Mental Health Training Clinic</a></li></ul><h3><strong>Resources:</strong></h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.sandiego.edu/telehealth-clinic/" target="_blank">USD's Tele-Mental Health Training Clinic</a></li><li><a href="https://www.va.gov/health-care/health-needs-conditions/mental-health/" target="_blank">Department of Veterans Affairs</a></li><li><a href="https://psycharmor.org/" target="_blank">Psycharmor</a></li><li><a href="https://211sandiego.org/" target="_blank">211 San Diego</a></li></ul><p><br></p>

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Midday Edition uplifts voices in San Diego with fearless conversations about intriguing issues. Host, Jade Hindmon, cuts through the noise with questions that give listeners a deeper understanding of themselves, people and the community they live in. Guests share diverse perspectives from their expertise and lived experience. In a city and world that's rapidly changing, Jade’s interviews inspire, inform and make you think. New episodes drop Monday - Thursday afternoons.