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Something You Should Know - September 02 Jordan Mounga with Department of Social Services Division of Behavioral Health · Something You Should Know!

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  Speaker 1: visit today with Jordan Monga. She is with the Department
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  Speaker 1: of Social Services Division of Behavioral Health. And last week,
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  Speaker 1: they had sent me some information that has to do
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  Speaker 1: with going back to school and all the stresses that
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  Speaker 1: can come with that and some warning signs we can
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  Speaker 1: look for. And Jordan, this is a time of year
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  Speaker 1: that can be quite stressful.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, absolutely. Thanks so much, John. And looking forward to
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  Speaker 2: chatting a little bit more about what we can do
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  Speaker 2: to support our youth in South Dakota.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely. And again, this is a stressful time for people.
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  Speaker 1: And And sometimes stress can lead to bad things. So
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  Speaker 1: we're going to talk about warning signs that you can
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  Speaker 1: be looking for to make sure that you kind of
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  Speaker 1: cut that off before it gets really in a dark,
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  Speaker 1: dark place. But what are some things that parents should
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  Speaker 1: be looking for with their children when it comes to stress?
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  Speaker 2: Several things. We know that youth experience stress in a
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  Speaker 2: multitude of ways, whether it be with Academics or family stress,
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  Speaker 2: maybe they're in an extracurricular activity, it being hot during
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  Speaker 2: marching band season and football and what have you. But
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  Speaker 2: we know it's really important for us to watch out
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  Speaker 2: for those signs that maybe start to show a lack
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  Speaker 2: of interest. um, in the activities that they, that they
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  Speaker 2: normally love and are a part of. Um, maybe they
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  Speaker 2: start missing classes, clubs, schools, uh, practice. Um, the grades
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  Speaker 2: start to slip. Um, noticing, um, for students that typically
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  Speaker 2: are pretty academically sound, maybe those grades are starting to
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  Speaker 2: show or they become really indifferent about those things, if
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  Speaker 2: we're starting to notice that they are withdrawing or maybe
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  Speaker 2: show a little bit of aggression because they're getting really
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  Speaker 2: stressed and maybe they have that really short temper or
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  Speaker 2: short capacity to be able to handle any sort of
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  Speaker 2: sort of stress. Maybe there are things amongst their peers
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  Speaker 2: and with, With others, we certainly know that there are
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  Speaker 2: the stresses that come with social media usage and cell
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  Speaker 2: phone usage as well. But we certainly want to be
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  Speaker 2: looking at those warning signs. One of the things that
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  Speaker 2: social media can show us is are they posting things
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  Speaker 2: that could cause us to worry? And are they talking
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  Speaker 2: about being stressed? Are they talking about being a burden
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  Speaker 2: to others? Or are they talking about wanting to die
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  Speaker 2: or any talk of suicide?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah. And again, sdsuicideprevention.org is a website you can go
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  Speaker 1: to that has all kinds of resources. And I know
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  Speaker 1: This is not a fun topic to talk about. It's
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  Speaker 1: one of those things that you're like, I don't want
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  Speaker 1: to talk about this.
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  Speaker 2: It's a downer.
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  Speaker 1: But here's the thing. It's better to have a conversation
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  Speaker 1: while you can still have a conversation. And for people
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  Speaker 1: to know that there are, first of all, alternatives that
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  Speaker 1: are great alternatives, but also there are resources. 988 Suicide
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  Speaker 1: and Crisis Lifeline. That's a great resource. SDSuicidePrevention.org has a
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  Speaker 1: whole pile of resources. And again, wouldn't it be better
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  Speaker 1: to have an awkward conversation with than to lose a child.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, awkward conversations are one thing, but boy, oh boy,
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  Speaker 1: that is much better than the alternative.
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  Speaker 2: We absolutely encourage everyone to ask the question and be
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  Speaker 2: able to know that there is still a myth that
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  Speaker 2: is out there, that if I ask someone if they
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  Speaker 2: are considering suicide or having suicidal thoughts, that it's going
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  Speaker 2: to put the idea in their head. And research actually
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  Speaker 2: shows that that is not the case at all. Individuals
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  Speaker 2: that are struggling with their mental health or are in
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  Speaker 2: crisis actually feel that someone is seeing them and it
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  Speaker 2: opens that door to be able to start to have
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  Speaker 2: a conversation about how can they stay safe and what
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  Speaker 2: resources are available and letting them know that they have
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  Speaker 2: someone that is in their corner. So, opening up that
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  Speaker 2: door and having that conversation because we do know here
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  Speaker 2: in South Dakota that that amongst teens, those 10 to 19,
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  Speaker 2: that suicide is the second leading cause of death here
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  Speaker 2: in South Dakota for our youth. And we certainly want
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  Speaker 2: to be able to know that there are available resources,
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  Speaker 2: 988 being a phenomenal resource that is available 24-7 via call, chat,
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  Speaker 2: or text. through the Helpline Center is a fantastic way
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  Speaker 2: for both parents and youth to be able to have
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  Speaker 2: access to that resource. If parents are at all worried
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  Speaker 2: and not knowing how they can actually help their child
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  Speaker 2: or someone else that they are worried about, you can
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  Speaker 2: call in to be able to talk about that person
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  Speaker 2: that you're concerned about. Absolutely.
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  Speaker 1: Get the resources you need. Again, 988-SUICIDEANDCRISISLIFELINE, 24-7. So reach
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  Speaker 1: out anytime. You can also find resources at sdsuicideprevention.org. And
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  Speaker 1: I know we're talking about this because of back to school,
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  Speaker 1: but that's for anybody of any age. So if you're
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  Speaker 1: having questions, if you're having concerns, if you're having some
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  Speaker 1: sort of crisis in your life, reach out, get the
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  Speaker 1: help you need. 988 or the website sdsuicideprevention.org. Jordan, thank
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  Speaker 1: you for your time. I appreciate it.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you so much, Don.
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  Speaker 1: Again, that website, sdsuicideprevention.org, or you can call the number 988,
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  Speaker 1: and you can either call or text.
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  Speaker 2: Again, that's 988.