If you're in crisis, call or text the National Suicide Prevention line at 9-8-8.
It's time for another All Request Mental Health Day this Wednesday, October 2nd! Call 502-814-WFPK (9375) and let us know what you'd like to hear, then listen to an entire day of requests from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Listen for these special guests throughout the morning:
7:00 am - Clinical Neuropsychologist, Dr. Willie McBride will be discussing brain health. Then join him for a more in depth conversation at The Monarch's Wellness Wednesday event at 7pm.
11:30 am - Shelly Sowell, Licensed Psychotherapist and Wellbeing Coach, will discuss some mental health tips for the workplace.
You can also email a request to studio@wfpk.org, or, record your request as a voice memo on your phone. Send it to studio@wfpk.org, and you might just hear it on the air!
How to record a voice memo on iPhone
How to record a voice memo on Android
Find us on Facebook and Instagram #WFPKMentalHealthDay
CCLOU, and Cornbread Hemp are proud sponsors of WFPK Mental Health Day!
Resources for you, family & friends
National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - Call or text 9-8-8
Louisville Suicide Prevention Lifeline - Text LOU to 741741
Kentucky chapter of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Seven Counties Services: Adult Crisis Line 502-589-5313
Seven Counties Services: Child Crisis Line 502-589-8070
The Veterans Crisis and Military Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255 Press 1
Kentucky Nurses Association: Kentucky Nurses Helping Nurses 1-877-358-0420
An important part of mental health is feeling heard and understood. If you have privilege, we encourage you to do the research, find ways to support Black people and people of color, and make permanent changes in your community to combat racism:
What is Systematic Racism? - an easy-to-understand video series
Talking About Race - National Museum of African American History
History of Racist US Laws and their effects throughout American history
The Road Not Taken - Housing and Criminal Justice 50 Years After the Kerner Commission Report
- Social Exclusion: The Decisions and Dynamics that Drive Racism
