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Talk Line 09-24-2026: Sinnissippi Center's Andy Jackson talks mental health and upcoming events · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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  Speaker 1: 816 on your thursday morning and it's the first dose
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  Speaker 1: of your double take of talk line this morning andy
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  Speaker 1: jackson from sinissippi centers in the studio sir how are
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  Speaker 1: you good you i am fantastic i uh was loving
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  Speaker 1: those cars you were you were showing me brought on
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  Speaker 1: here some cool cars man andy's got me super jealous
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  Speaker 1: and he's got my christmas wish list set for the
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  Speaker 1: next couple of years so um but uh Where are
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  Speaker 1: we going to start this morning? There's several events you
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  Speaker 1: guys have coming up. Seems like fall's the time for it.
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  Speaker 2: Busy month, yeah. Not all of it that we're doing
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  Speaker 2: all the heavy lifting on, if you want to put
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  Speaker 2: it that way. But the first couple things that are
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  Speaker 2: going on this month and into October, Citizen State Bank-sponsored
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  Speaker 2: Ragnar Road Race team will once again participate in a
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  Speaker 2: relay race October 2nd and 3rd. They run And it's
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  Speaker 2: two days of running, I think almost solid running. And
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  Speaker 2: it's a route from Claremont, Kentucky to Lexington, Kentucky. So
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  Speaker 2: they run and they're doing this as a fundraiser and
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  Speaker 2: an awareness event for Mississippi centers and for mental health
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  Speaker 2: and those kind of things. But the Relay team is
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  Speaker 2: bank employees and customers. It includes their president, Amy Baker,
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  Speaker 2: VP of Human Resources, Jessica Engel. They've got a retail officer,
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  Speaker 2: Ashley Chambers. Brooke Michael, Avery Engel, and Stephanie Morrow. So
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  Speaker 2: those are the team members. And again, funds raised are
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  Speaker 2: going to Cinesipi Centers to our charitable activities toward our clients,
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  Speaker 2: things that aren't paid for by Medicaid and those kinds
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  Speaker 2: of things, insurance, things that insurance doesn't pay for. You
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  Speaker 2: can support the effort making an online donation at Cinesipi's website.
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  Speaker 2: Just visit the events section. You'll see Citizen State Bank
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  Speaker 2: Ragnar Race. There's a link there. You can also donate
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  Speaker 2: by mail. There's some information on how you do that
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  Speaker 2: on the website. So just go to Cinesipi.org, go to
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  Speaker 2: the events section, and click on the Ragnar Race. We
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  Speaker 2: really appreciate them. They've done this for the past three years,
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  Speaker 2: so it's really great. And they're spreading the awareness and
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  Speaker 2: helping clients out of Cinesipi Centers.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, glad to see them helping support Cinesipi Centers. And
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  Speaker 1: this is a great way. I love the option. Folks,
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  Speaker 1: if you're like me, I think I'd rather donate than run.
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  Speaker 2: I think I'm at that point in life, yes, myself.
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  Speaker 1: So as Andy said, we'll let those runners do the
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  Speaker 1: heavy lifting for us. And just lift out your hearts
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  Speaker 1: and your checkbooks and help support Mississippi Center's comprehensive services.
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  Speaker 1: The program's just fantastic. It's always for a good local cause.
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  Speaker 1: So glad to hear that. The apple cider on anything
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  Speaker 1: apple cider's got me going.
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  Speaker 2: Donuts, drinks. Sure. But you had to put run after it. Well,
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  Speaker 2: would you walk it? I believe there's a walking option.
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  Speaker 1: I would walk it, and if they had instead of
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  Speaker 1: cups of water, the cups of cider, that'd be fantastic.
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  Speaker 2: Honey, if you're listening, I need my support team. There's
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  Speaker 2: donuts and other treats at the end, though.
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  Speaker 1: See? See? A good sugary carb boost. I'm trying to
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  Speaker 1: make these things sound healthy, Andy.
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  Speaker 2: You remember Salmi's bought, I think it was Cliff's Donuts,
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  Speaker 2: and they have those delicious donuts, Cliff's Donuts, that we
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  Speaker 2: always saw at Audubon Parade. And there was always a
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  Speaker 2: huge line to get to them. Yeah, because they're fantastic.
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  Speaker 2: They are. Yeah, you've got to keep it.
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  Speaker 1: You know what?
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  Speaker 2: Let's stop talking about food, Andy. Tell us about the run.
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  Speaker 2: I'm going on a tangent. I started it. It's my fault. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: the Apple Cider Run. Yeah, 724 Fitness on the Rock
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  Speaker 2: is sponsoring the 6th Annual Sauk Valley Apple Cider Run
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  Speaker 2: on October 10th. at Selmy's Greenhouse and Farm Market in
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  Speaker 2: Rock Falls. Now, this is one of the races, I
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  Speaker 2: believe it's the fourth, but it's one of the races
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  Speaker 2: in the Hope Series of runs locally. And all proceeds
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  Speaker 2: from the cider run are going to be donated to
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  Speaker 2: Sinissippi Centers to support our CARES program for clients. And
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  Speaker 2: for more information, you can visit, again, the events section
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  Speaker 2: at sinissippi.org. Click on that. There's a link to the
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  Speaker 2: website where you can sign up, get information, all of
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  Speaker 2: those things. So, Uh, we appreciate a seven 24 fitness
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  Speaker 2: on the rock and, uh, and all of that. And
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  Speaker 2: Mississippi is going to be out there. We'll have some
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  Speaker 2: information in our booth, uh, out there on October 10th. And, uh,
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  Speaker 2: I believe the run starts at 8 AM, but all
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  Speaker 2: the information is on the website. And then I don't know, uh,
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  Speaker 2: precisely when it ends. I don't think they have that
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  Speaker 2: on their, their website, but I think different it's, uh, different, uh,
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  Speaker 2: runners are probably going to end at different times anyway. So, uh,
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  Speaker 2: And what it's benefiting is our CARES program that offers
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  Speaker 2: emergency assistance to Mississippi clients to pay for unmet needs
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  Speaker 2: that impact their mental wellness. Things like rent assistance, utility assistance,
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  Speaker 2: particularly when it's in cold winter months to keep the
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  Speaker 2: heat on. Medication co-pays other urgent needs that really impact
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  Speaker 2: their mental wellness that aren't paid for by, again, Medicaid, Medicare, insurance,
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  Speaker 2: or any other funding sources. So that's what those funds
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  Speaker 2: are going to go to.
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  Speaker 1: There you go. Another great local cause. I love the
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  Speaker 1: fact that we're at the point in society when we,
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  Speaker 1: and especially here in the Sauk Valley, when we say
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  Speaker 1: we see an unmet need, it's like, what can we do, right? Medicaid,
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  Speaker 1: Medicare doesn't cover this. How can we help do this?
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  Speaker 1: So a fun event. Apple Cider grabbing my attention this morning.
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  Speaker 1: But seriously, you know, help support this. I love hearing this.
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  Speaker 1: How long has this been going on, this Apple Cider run?
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  Speaker 2: That you have me on. I don't know what the
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  Speaker 2: whole history of the Apple Cider Run is. I don't
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  Speaker 2: know if it's newer or not. Yeah, they might have
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  Speaker 2: that on their website.
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  Speaker 1: Well, that's okay. Let's keep this going so that me
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  Speaker 1: and Andy can put 10th anniversary somewhere on there.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, there you go. Oh, wait. No, I do know that.
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  Speaker 2: I'm sorry. I believe it's the 6th annual.
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  Speaker 1: Okay.
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  Speaker 2: I am remembering that. Yes, I think that is on
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  Speaker 2: their website. I think it's the 6th annual. Fantastic. Well,
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  Speaker 2: there you go.
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  Speaker 1: Support the 6th annual Apple Cider Run and for more
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  Speaker 1: years to come. Yeah, God, that's actually just kind of
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  Speaker 1: fun to say. I think it's apple cider I'm going
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  Speaker 1: to have to get out of here when we leave
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  Speaker 1: this morning and grab some. And who doesn't love a
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  Speaker 1: hot donut? Yes. We'll push on past that. Recovery is
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  Speaker 1: a 24-7, 365 effort over at Sinissippi Centers, but September
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  Speaker 1: especially have some special recovery-related things going on.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, every September, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
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  Speaker 2: Administration sponsors Recovery Month. And the goal is really to
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  Speaker 2: increase awareness that treatment works and recovery is possible. Second,
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  Speaker 2: I think it's just to let people know that they
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  Speaker 2: can be a support to someone who has a substance
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  Speaker 2: use disorder just by being there. Now, no special training,
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  Speaker 2: nothing like that. Those individuals generally do go getting into
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  Speaker 2: their research, though, about substance use disorders when they are
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  Speaker 2: supporting someone. But just to just start it, you don't
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  Speaker 2: have to have any special training, anything. Just be there
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  Speaker 2: for that person. It's so huge, it can't be underestimated. So,
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  Speaker 2: and a couple facts real quick. 60% of rural Americans,
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  Speaker 2: of course, we're in a rural area. All of our
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  Speaker 2: service area at Sinissippi is in a rural area. 60%
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  Speaker 2: of rural Americans live in areas with a shortage of
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  Speaker 2: treatment professionals. And distance to treatment services in rural areas
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  Speaker 2: can actually be a barrier. Even with public transportation, transportation
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  Speaker 2: can still be a bit of a barrier to getting treatment.
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  Speaker 2: So there's that. And then only 20% of those with
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  Speaker 2: a substance use disorder actually end up getting the help
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  Speaker 2: they need. There are many barriers, but stigma and lack
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  Speaker 2: of coverage or lack of adequate coverage are probably the
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  Speaker 2: two biggest ones that people don't get the treatment they
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  Speaker 2: need for substance use disorders.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, and that really leaves a very small percentage of
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  Speaker 1: the population actually getting help, right? Especially once you factor
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  Speaker 1: in that, you know, the rural areas and depending where
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  Speaker 1: you are, not every rural area is lucky as we
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  Speaker 1: are to have the comprehensive mental health services that Mississippi provides.
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  Speaker 1: So when you start looking at that in some of
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  Speaker 1: those areas and then thinking of the percentage of folks
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  Speaker 1: who actually do go get the help and those just
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  Speaker 1: even left without it and diving into that, it really
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  Speaker 1: just gets smaller and smaller. So it just kind of
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  Speaker 1: makes you more grateful for what we do have. Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: I think that's a good way to put it.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, also a good thing to
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  Speaker 1: bring up. It is.
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  Speaker 2: And it is a leading cause of death in the
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  Speaker 2: United States. Each year, around 50,000 Americans die due to suicide.
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  Speaker 2: And millions have what is termed suicide ideation, or in
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  Speaker 2: other words, thinking about suicide. And so it is a
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  Speaker 2: big deal. It's a big public health issue in that way.
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  Speaker 2: The more, though, that we openly, honestly, directly talk about suicide,
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  Speaker 2: we used to not do that, the more we can
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  Speaker 2: help prevent it and help people who are thinking about suicide.
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  Speaker 2: We can help by looking for the signs of suicide
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  Speaker 2: in those around us. Some of those signs saying they
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  Speaker 2: feel like a burden, being isolated, increased anxiety, feeling trapped
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  Speaker 2: or in unbearable pain, increased substance use actually is one sign.
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  Speaker 2: Increased anger or rage, extreme mood swings, talking about wanting
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  Speaker 2: to die, expressing hopelessness. Those are some of the signs
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  Speaker 2: that somebody is thinking about and or are at risk
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  Speaker 2: for suicide.
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  Speaker 1: And what can you do when somebody, you know, is
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  Speaker 1: thinking about it or you're noticing some of these signs?
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  Speaker 1: What's kind of the best way to approach that? Sure.
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  Speaker 2: Well, ask how they're doing. It's kind of like what
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  Speaker 2: we said for Recovery Month. Again, no special training required.
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  Speaker 2: Just be that person that is there for them and
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  Speaker 2: just kind of be active in finding out how they're doing.
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  Speaker 2: Ask what's going on in their life. Keep them safe
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  Speaker 2: as best you can. There's some things you can do,
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  Speaker 2: but then again, don't get down on yourself. There's only
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  Speaker 2: so many things you can do. Again, listen to them non-judgmentally.
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  Speaker 2: If you can, help them and or encourage them to
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  Speaker 2: connect to treatment and support that they need. 988-SUICIDE-CRISIS-LIFELINE. is
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  Speaker 2: a good one to encourage people to use, particularly if
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  Speaker 2: they're in crisis. You can call or text 988. You
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  Speaker 2: can chat online at 988-LIFELINE.ORG. So you can even just
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  Speaker 2: chat with somebody. So Mississippi Centers also has our own
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  Speaker 2: 24-hour toll-free crisis line. That's 800-242-7642. That's on our website.
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  Speaker 2: And for this month, to learn more, And to get
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  Speaker 2: some information, a great resource is really the American Foundation
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  Speaker 2: for Suicide Prevention. And their website is an abbreviation of that.
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  Speaker 2: It's AFSP.org. So AFSP.org is a great resource. Go there
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  Speaker 2: for more information.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah. You know, sometimes just being that voice, being that
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  Speaker 1: to let someone know that they are truly not alone
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  Speaker 1: can be that light at the end of the tunnel.
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  Speaker 1: And it's nice to know that when you're trying to
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  Speaker 1: be that person that you're also not alone in being
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  Speaker 1: able to have some support.
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  Speaker 2: Right. So depression, mental illnesses, suicide ideation, one of the
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  Speaker 2: main features is that feeling of aloneness. And if you're
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  Speaker 2: there and somebody is there talking and encouraging and all
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  Speaker 2: of that, it helps definitely battle that. So if you
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  Speaker 2: can just be there for that person, that can battle
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  Speaker 2: that feeling of isolation and aloneness. Absolutely. Absolutely.
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  Speaker 1: Anything else you wanted to cover while we got a minute, Andy?
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  Speaker 2: No, just thank you for the opportunity to talk to
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  Speaker 2: your audience. We always enjoy it. And yeah, busy month though, huh?
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  Speaker 2: You got it, man.
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  Speaker 1: And now that football's in swing, my days are.
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  Speaker 2: I hate to say it, but it won't feel that
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  Speaker 2: long before we're into the holidays. Because now, Halloween is
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  Speaker 2: a bigger holiday than... It's not really a holiday, I guess, but...
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  Speaker 2: a bigger kind of celebration and observance than there ever
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  Speaker 2: has been. So it kind of starts the holiday season
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  Speaker 2: in a way, doesn't it? Oh, it absolutely does. I
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  Speaker 2: wonder if they ever would designate it as an actual,
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  Speaker 2: you know, day off kind of holiday.
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  Speaker 1: I'm surprised that it hasn't already. I think it's already
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  Speaker 1: overshadowed Thanksgiving. I really, when I get into here, I...
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  Speaker 1: my mind set.
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  Speaker 2: Some people get more into Halloween than Thanksgiving.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I enjoy Thanksgiving, but it's a,
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  Speaker 1: I don't know. It's a nice big meal. It's the
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  Speaker 1: kind of thing that I'm like, I wish we were
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  Speaker 1: doing this every Sunday. You know, maybe I don't have
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  Speaker 1: to eat as much, but to have everybody like actually say,
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  Speaker 1: we're going to get together. We're going to make the time.
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  Speaker 1: We're going to have this big meal. Cause otherwise, I
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  Speaker 1: don't know, man, what am I decorating with like leaves
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  Speaker 1: and whatnot? Thankfully my wife's not putting a million turkeys around.
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  Speaker 1: If that's your jam, that's cool. But, yeah, I don't know.
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  Speaker 1: It's a good on you Thanksgiving. I still like it.
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  Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to the pie.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. Well, absolutely. Andy, thank you for coming in.