This is the Panhandle Amarillo Area Foundation

Since the historic fires raged across our area, Hemphill County Judge Lisa Johnson has been right on the frontline of the disaster. She recently sat down with us to discuss the inside perspective. In the episode, she shares the behind-the-scenes workings of the largest fire in Texas history and how she worked to keep her community safe in a very turbulent time.
 
To give to the Panhandle Disaster Relief Fund, GO HERE

This week we sit down with Mary Coyne with Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance.  She shares what PBHA is working on, what the data is showing, and how to increase mental health access in this Texas Panhandle.  
Learn more about PBHA: CLICK HERE
Learn more about Panhandle Mental Health Guide: CLICK HERE
www.PanhandleMentalHealthGuide.org

This week, we sit down with Dr. Amy Stark, Texas Tech Physicians Psychiatrist. Dr. Stark talks about how substance abuse can be detrimental to mental health.  Her goal is to break down the stereotypes regarding substance abuse.   
  
Learn more about Dr. Stark here:  CLICK HERE 

This week, we sit down with Bobby Medford, a Licensed Professional Counselor with the Dallam-Hartley Counties Hospital District.  Bobby talks about meeting the mental health needs in a rural setting.  He shares how seniors have fared through the Covid 19 Pandemic and how they have settled into a new normal that can cause more problems in isolation.   
 
Learn more about DHCHD HERE. 

This week, we continue our mental health focus by talking with Family Support Services’, Jim Womack.  Jim talks about how FSS is meeting the heightened demands for mental health services since the start of the covid 19 pandemic.  He shares how FSS began using telehealth services to meet the needs in the top 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle.   
 To learn more about FSS: CLICK HERE or call 806.342.2500 

This week we sit down with Region 16’s Robin Terry.  Since the start of the pandemic, educators and students have seen rising numbers of mental health concerns.  Robin shares what Region 16 has seen and how schools are accommodating the increased demand. 
To learn more about Region 16 CLICK HERE
*Episode note, due to an upgrade in Region 16’s website, the Mental Health Moments Podcast is not available at this time.