Not Alone Radio Program, April 17: Crisis Intervention Team Training for Law Enforcement

Our guests on Not Alone this week included Officer Leigh Culver with the Omaha Police Department, Nancy Engquist with Community Alliance, and Steve Spelic with Alegent Health Services. Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training for Law Enforcement has been a successful program since its inception in Memphis, Tenn. in 1988. It began in Omaha six years ago through a coalition of community mental health care advocates, providers, consumers and family members.

Not Alone Radio Program, Mar. 6: Brain Injury Association of Nebraska

Not Alone listeners had the opportunity to learn about traumatic brain injuries this week from Kate Jarecke, Anne Hupka, and Peggy Reisher representing the Brain Injury Association of Nebraska. We hadn’t realized that 36,000 Nebraskans currently have a brain injury!

Not Alone Radio Program, Sept. 20: Lenora Kimball

Today’s guest was Lenora Kimball, a nationally recognized leader in the peer support movement for mental health care. Peers are people with a lived, personal experience with mental illness who help one another face their fears, give respect, and encourage healing. Peers relate on a personal level, giving a unique and highly valuable perspective.

Not Alone Radio Program, Aug. 2: Behaven Day Center

Our August 2 program welcomed friends from the Behaven Day Center. Boy, was it fun to be transported back into the mind and behaviors of a child for just a little while. Being a little kid can be lots of fun: moments filled with energy, excitement, creativity, and wonder!

But what about the little ones who are psychologically vulnerable, or who have behaviors that are challenging for parents and day care providers to successfully manage?

Not Alone Radio Program, July 26: RSAFE Program

In response to requests from listeners, our July 26 program addressed the topic of sexual abuse in children, including treatment for children who had become sexual perpetrators. We began discussion for this program last February, not realizing at the time how much this topic would be in the news by our broadcast date.

Not Alone Radio Program, July 12: Peer Advocacy and Peer Support

Our good friend, Peter Ashenden visited Not Alone to talk about peer advocacy and peer support recently. Peter travels extensively involving peers, increasing their knowledge and skills in helping others, and demonstrating that hope, help, and healing are real. He is proof that recovery and resiliency can accomplish so much.

Not Alone Radio Program, July 5: The Center for Holistic Development

The Center for Holistic Development is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this month. The Kim Foundation was honored to share in part of the celebration. Doris Moore, CEO and President of The Center for Holistic Development, and David Miller, Chief Visionary Officer of the Urban Leadership Institute in Baltimore, MD, joined us for this week’s Not Alone broadcast.

Not Alone Radio Program, June 28: Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative

There is a new program in Omaha called Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, or JDAI. Douglas County Commissioner Chris Rogers learned about this program through the Annie E. Casey Foundation about ten years ago, and established the local support needed to bring the opportunity to Omaha. Recognizing that juvenile offenders need to be held accountable for their actions, and that communities do need assurances of safety and protection, JDAI is a reform process addressing the efficiency and effectiveness of juvenile detention.

Not Alone Radio Program, June 21: Disabilities in the Workplace

Sharon Johnson with the Nebraska Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care, and Angie Howell from Nebraska Easter Seals shared opportunities for enabling people with disabilities to return to the work force. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) stated that the economic cost of untreated mental illness in the US is more than $100 billion annually, so it just seems logical to us that people with mental health disorders should be encouraged to receive treatment, and then return to work, taking their rightful place in society.

Not Alone Radio Program, June 14: Lincoln Consumers

People who have experienced mental illnesses (about 80,000 adults in Nebraska!) are often the most vocal and positive in encouraging others to learn about their own personal strengths and abilities as they journey toward recovery and resilience. These are motivated people with a vision for wellness that includes being stronger not only physically, but emotionally and spiritually.