June 4, 2013 – Dr. Mary Moller
Mary Moller, a professor from the Yale University Graduate School of Nursing, is an APRN nationally recognized for leading research in schizophrenia which has focused on helping people adjust their lives after having had a psychotic episode. Dr. Moller will talk with us about careers in nursing, especially in caring for people with mental health disorders. What do patients and families tell the nursing staff? How can the nursing staff help patients experiencing psychiatric challenges reclaim their life? Instead of the ‘loss of self’, people can now follow a path to recovery and the nurse plays a caring part in that recovery journey.

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June 11, 2013 – Dr. Mary Moller
Dr. Mary Moller, of Yale University Graduate School of Nursing continues her visit with Not Alone. Dr. Moller discusses their research regarding schizophrenia and what nurses learn about caregiving when they listen to the patient and the patient’s loved ones talk about the course of the illness and the support needed to encourage recovery.

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June 18, 2013 – Advancing Mental Health Care
Dr. Scot Adams, Director of the Division of Behavioral Health with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Lila Starr, chair of the “Older Persons Division” for the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, co-founder of the Iowa Coalition on Mental Health and Aging, and PASRR program manager in the Iowa Division of Mental Health and Disability Services, will share insights with us regarding their hopes and dreams for advancing the provision of mental health care within the next 10 years.

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May 7, 2013 – GOALS
Treva Haugaard, the Executive Director of GOALS, will join us to talk about their mission of addressing absenteeism and at-risk behavior in youth by finding coordinated efforts of encouragement and support that will keep youngsters successfully in school. In 2009, the legislature established a new law regarding truancy in Nebraska and GOALS is part of the plan the public school superintendents in Douglas and Sarpy Counties outlined for responding to students who are not consistently attending school.

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May 14, 2013 – Nebraska Families Collaborative
The month of May recognizes National Foster Care Month, so we've asked Jaimie Anderson Hoyt and Jewel Schiffens from Nebraska Families Collaborative (NFC) to help us understand the role of foster parents, the value of their services, and the needs being addressed when youngsters are placed in the foster care system. NFC is a collaboration of five organizations invested in children and families, and, as a collaborative, directs the foster care placement for most youngsters in this area.

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May 21, 2013 – Parent Voices
Parents who now have adult children experiencing brain disorders will be our guest. When did they first realize their child had emotional challenges? What kind of help was available to the parents and to the youngster? What services are available they found the most helpful? What are the challenges that must be overcome in order to provide better services for the next generation of parents and children?

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May 28, 2013 – Premier Psychiatric Group
Premier Psychiatric Group has become a regional leader in the use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy. Dr. Walter Duffy will explain how non-invasive brain magnetic stimulation has led to effective treatment options for people suffering from many treatment-resistant neurobiological disorders, as well as share insight and perspectives regarding research underway utilizing these advanced technologies. In addition, Dr. Duffy will discuss the use of pharmacogenetic testing in medication selection as well as treating patients using telepsychiatry.

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April 2, 2013 – Peer Support
Adults who have lived with psychiatric disorders will be sharing their experiences and the importance of peer support in facilitating recovery as we talk about the Help, the Hope and the Healing opportunities that had the most impact for them personally.

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April 9, 2013 – Veterans Administration
Members of the Veterans Administration will be sharing concerns from a national perspective and discussing the impact specific issues are having in Iowa and Nebraska. We will talk about the specific problems they are confronted with and steps being taken to address certain issues such as military sexual trauma and outreach to homeless veterans.

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April 16, 2013 – Senior Health and Healing with Lila Starr
Lila Starr, the chair of the 'Older Persons Division' of the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD), co-founder of the Iowa Coalition on Mental Health and Aging, and PASRR program manager in the Iowa Division of Mental Health and Disability Services, will be sharing new information regarding mental health issues, needs, and opportunities for healing within the older adult population from a national perspective.

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April 23, 2013 – UNO Department of Gerontology
The Department of Gerontology at the University of Nebraska-Omaha is nationally recognized for their research of the aging population. Its graduates are highly respected for their insight and ability to work with the senior population. Is Depression really a Normal Part of Aging? Dr. Lyn Holley, Dr. Priscilla Quinn, and Paul Falkowski join us.

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April 30, 2013 – Mary Lanning HealthCare Center
Dr. Jeromy Warner is leading the fourth annual Mental Health Awareness Dinner, supported by the Mary Lanning HealthCare Center in Hastings, Nebraska. We celebrate the valuable opportunities for mental health care available in Central Nebraska through their programs.

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March 5, 2013 – Epworth Village
Epworth Village addresses the issues of children and youth in need of services for emotional and behavioral disorders. Many agencies are no longer financially able to offer mental health care to young people, but the disorders are not going away, just because the dollars have. Epworth Village has a long history with Nebraska families and the new director, Patrick Garcia, plans to see the outstanding help and the healing traditions of Epworth Village continue.

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March 12, 2013 – Problem Gambling Awareness
Problem Gambling Awareness Month is recognized in March and this is an addiction that many people struggle to overcome. Recognizing that most adults can gamble without a problem, it is still noted that almost three percent of the general population can become pathological gamblers. We'll be learning to recognize addictions and find places to help break those bonds.

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March 19, 2013 – Alternative to Incarceration
Beth Morrissette and Alternatives to Incarceration will introduce us to a great community endeavor in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. The results of their work have included the reduction of individuals being hospitalized, being arrested, and being involved in the criminal justice system. It's about connecting individuals to community resources and building community collaborations that improve the quality of life before the bad stuff becomes a way of life.

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March 26, 2013 – Mosaic
Mosaic is celebrating a century of service to people with intellectual disabilities by providing support tailored to the goals and needs of each person. What about the growing recognition that any person with intellectual disabilities is also challenged by psychiatric disabilities? How are we addressing their needs in a healing manner? Chris Steward will be one of our guests as we learn more about the mission of Mosaic.

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February 5, 2013 – RESPECT
Respect has visited Not Alone many times and our listeners ask for their return. This visit they will be performing Too Big A Secret, a drama about family violence. Friends of Jeff become aware that Jeff is being hurt, but it is 'family' business, and Jeff is not supposed to talk about it. Jeff's friends don't want to break his trust when they learn about his secret, but yet they feel that Jeff's secret needs to be told and the family needs to receive help. So there are guidelines here for parents, teachers, school counselors, and other family members for addressing this tragic secret.

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February 12, 2013 – At Ease
At Ease is a program designed for military families, veterans or active duty personnel. It offers trauma treatment and therapeutic support programs especially addressing the untreated trauma reactions and post-traumatic stress disorder. It is a confidential service available to families outside of their usual military programs, so the course of treatment for individuals or family members remains outside the military record. In Nebraska, Lutheran Family Services helps to bridge that gap for servicemen and women.

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February 19, 2013 – Dating Violence
When we speak of dating violence, we usually address our attention to teen and young adult dating experiences, but many people who find themselves single again later in life also experience dating violence. In our culture it appears more and more that we are pressured to not be alone, and that we must have somebody in our life. What about older people who are more vulnerable to domination? What can we do as a society to prevent or intervene when a person of any age is being harmed?

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February 26, 2013 – Youth Emergency Services (YES)
Youth Emergency Services (YES) was established to help homeless and at-risk youth learn to become self-sufficient young adults. They are able to receive food and shelter on an emergency basis, sometimes medical care is involved. Often they need to be directed to safer support systems so that they are able to enter the world of adulthood more safely, and with more stability. We'll learn why there are so many more homeless youth these days and the role YES plays in reversing the hazardous circumstances in which youth find themselves.

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January 1, 2013 – Gayle Bluebird
Gayle Bluebird joins Not Alone in this week’s broadcast. Gayle has been part of the Consumer Movement since the 1970s and has learned the importance of being not only an advocate for her own wellness but has taken a leadership role in developing peer-healing opportunities for other people as well. Gayle is a role model who has helped people focus on their strengths instead of their weaknesses. She has revolutionized how consumers are served and treated in healthcare facilities around the country. She is inspiring, to say the least.

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January 8, 2013 – Mental Health: A Personal Perspective
On this very special program, Not Alone will feature three adults who have had a history with mental health issues. They will share their story of years with hospitalization, medications, family struggles, helpful programs, and healing. Each guest has had painful hurdles to over come, and has emerged stronger and healthier.

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January 15, 2013 – WRAP
Not Alone listeners are familiar with WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plans). This week's guests are Walter Hudson and Jayne Winterling who teach a specially written and developed WRAP for Veterans. There are about 840,000 veterans who are homeless at some time during the year, which is 23 percent of the homeless population. 89 percent received Honorable Discharges, while 33 percent served in a war zone, and suicide has become a major health problem among veterans. WRAP is designed to give our veterans the help and encouragement they need by helping them design and implement a plan for healthy living, and to teach family members how these resources will work.

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January 22, 2013 – Hoarding
Professor Christiana Bratiotis is one of the leading researchers in the field of hoarding. She will be talking with us about how symptoms of hoarding are first seen in ages 12 to 20. Two of the most common culprits we will learn about are anxiety and stress. About 6 percent of our population suffers from hoarding, approximately 16 million people. Life experiences of loss - a loved one, a job, or a home - can be triggers, as is a genetic disposition. Sometimes, it is simply too overwhelming to make a decision about what to do with items so nothing is done. We'll all learn from this broadcast and then maybe we can help each other clean that attic.

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January 29, 2013 – Personal Courage
This broadcast will feature Consumers, and these broadcasts are always listener favorites. We will learn first-hand what triggered their brain disorder, what their treatment involved, how they have learned to move forward successfully, and how they have learned to share their experiences generously to help others move towards wellness. This will be a motivating and inspiring program about personal courage.

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