Black People Die By Suicide Too Podcast T-Kea Blackman and Jordan Scott

Introduction | T-Kea and Jordan discuss the role of peer support specialists and the positive impact peers have on mental health and substance use recovery.
Spotlight | Don Cornelius, founder and co-host of Soul Train, who died on 2 /1/2012 at 75 years old
Resource | Conduct an internet search for peer support in your state. There is likely a credentialing process or program if you are interested in becoming a Peer.
NAMI Peer-to-Peer: https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Mental-Health-Education/NAMI-Peer-to-Peer
Community Changemaker | The Tides That Bind, Inc. is a non-profit for substance use and mental health support located in Baltimore. The organization offers training for peers, assistance with housing and health and wellness services.
Website: https://3tb.org/
Moment of Inspiration | “Because of peer support I’m alive” - Melodie.
Peers really are impactful and we have the power to save lives.
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Events | Together We Care SummitDate: Thursday, September 28, 2023Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM ETLocation: Martin’s Crosswinds, Greenbelt, MDSign-Up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oQb8PZ2EC9Yv2ruAlOiMaQvRcH62BFW-b8TPH5sfY1o/viewform?edit_requested=true
Black & Suicidal: How to Support Your Loved One with Suicidal ThoughtsDate: Tuesday, October 3, 2023Time: 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM ETLocation: ZoomSign-Up: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e2P7wt-dSdWEwbnSSBrXZQ#/registration
NAMI 41st Annual ConferenceDate: Friday, October 13, 2023 and Saturday, October 14, 2023Time: 8:30 AM to 6:30PM ET (each day)Sign-Up: https://hopin.com/events/41st-annual-conference-f7db42a3-13e9-4e44-ad83-f44b7a9eabfc/registration
(Don’t miss our panel, “It’s Not a White Thing”: Black People Die By Suicide Too, on October 14th from 10:05 AM to 11:05 AM ET)
Black & Suicidal Peer Support GroupDate: Thursday, October 19, 2023Time: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM ETLocation: ZoomSign-Up

 T-Kea and Jordan are joined by Dr. Raushannah Johnson-Verwayne, licensed clinical psychologist and author, for a discussion about suicide while being a high achiever.

Spotlight | Jas Waters, screenwriter and journalist who worked on TV shows such as This is Us, died by suicide on June 9, 2020

Kevin Ward, former Mayor of Hyattsville, MD, died by suicide on January 25, 2022.
Lowell Hawthorne, CEO and Founder of Golden Krust, died by suicide on December 2, 2017

Resource | Standard of Care provides diagnostic assessment services as well as therapy for a range of mental health conditions.
Dr. RJ’s mental health practice Standard of Care Psychological
Website: www.standardofcarepsychological.com
Dr. RJ’s Executive Leadership Coaching Website: https://www.askdrrj.com/

Additional Mental Health Resources: https://www.blackpeoplediebysuicidetoo.org/_files/ugd/c79b52_8baa68adc228487d9906b12722f86b61.pdf

Community Changemaker | Dr. Joy Harden-Bradford, founder and CEO of Therapy for Black Girls recently released her first book, Sisterhood Heals. We felt it was appropriate to highlight her on this episode since oftentimes high achieving black women carry the load on their own. We want to encourage women to create sisterhood among each other as a way to promote healing. Check her out at Therapy for Black Girls and sisterhoodheals.com.

Moment of Inspiration | Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare. - Audre Lorde, American writer, womanist, radical feminist, professor, philosopher and civil rights activist.

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Introduction
T-Kea and Jordan are joined by Alisha Bryant and her daughter Harmony Allen who is the parent of a child currently struggling with on-going suicidal ideation.
Spotlight
Traeh Thyssen, 13-year-old student who died by suicide on Oct 3, 2019.
Resource
I Have A Heart is a non-profit organization that seeks to provide information, resources, and support to combat bullying and prevent youth suicide. The organization is dedicated to Roslynn’s son Traeh who died by suicide.
Website: https://ihaveaheart.org/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/traehthyssen.haveaheart
Additional Mental Health Resources: https://www.blackpeoplediebysuicidetoo.org/_files/ugd/c79b52_bb109a201a8a4d518d05ec76e793c3be.pdf
Community Changemaker
Kierrah Flipping is the CEO/Founder of Core Empowerment. She’s a therapist and a Reiki master. She’s located in the DMV. Check her out at the following websites.
Kierrah Flipping: https://www.kierrahflipping.com/
CORE Empowerment: https://www.coreempowerment.org/
Reiki Services and Podcast: https://www.afroqi.com/
Moment of Inspiration
For any parents that feel guilty about their child’s mental health struggles, we want to remind you that you’re doing the best you can. We want to encourage you to seek mental health support for your children and yourself as you’re navigating this journey. If you need assistance, call 988 to be connected to trained professionals who can connect you to resources in your community.
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Events 
Courageous Conversation in partnership with Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Time: 5 to 7 PM ET
Location: Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83112692857



Power Hour in partnership with New Orleans Black Mental Health Matters
Date: Monday, September 18, 2023
Time: 7 to 8 PM ET
Location: Instagram LIVE


BLACK & SUICIDAL Support Group
Date: Thursday,

Introduction
Many times we are unaware of the signs of suicide and if we notice them, we are afraid to intervene. T-Kea and Jordan discuss signs of suicide and encourage listeners to have the conversation even though it is uncomfortable.
 
Spotlight
Nah’Jahron Holmes of Charlotte North Carolina (T-Kea’s 13-year-old cousin)

Resource
Resource: 988
Additional Mental Health Resources: https://www.blackpeoplediebysuicidetoo.org/_files/ugd/c79b52_8baa68adc228487d9906b12722f86b61.pdf

Moment of Inspiration
How can you incorporate the topic of suicide into your life this week?
Be intentional and have an honest conversation about what you’ve noticed and your concerns. Listen non-judgmentally (that means not interrupting, telling them how they should/shouldn’t feel/do, and ask for best ways to support.
Be direct and ask “Are you thinking about suicide or killing yourself?

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Elise Antoine, MSW and Life Coach, joins T-Kea and Jordan to discuss her personal experience with suicide as a social worker, Christian, and Haitian-American. Elise also discusses how her personal experience led to the founding of an organization dedicated to dismantling the stigma around mental health.
Personal IG: eliseiantoineWebsite: www.eliseiantoine.comNon-profit IG: ripthestigma

Spotlight
Attorney, TV Correspondent and Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst.April 28, 1991 - January 30, 2022

Resource
RIP the Stigma
Website: https://www.ripthestigma.org/ 
IG: @ripthestigma

Community Change-maker:
Sharon Lawrence of My Selah Wellness 
Website: https://www.myselahwellness.com/

Resource Sheet: https://www.blackpeoplediebysuicidetoo.org/_files/ugd/c79b52_8baa68adc228487d9906b12722f86b61.pdf 

Moment of Inspiration
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” - Oprah Winfrey

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Join Hosts T-Kea and Jordan with special guests Courtney Anderson-Harvey and Jillian Pelzer for a LIVE show! BLACK & SUICIDAL: The Rise of Suicide in the Community.

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In honor of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Month, we are shedding light on suicide in the Black community. Observed each July, BIPOC Mental Health Month highlights the unique mental health challenges and needs of historically disenfranchised or oppressed racial and ethnic groups in the United States.

Many people in the Black community are told suicide is a "white people thing." In fact, suicide is among the leading cause of death in the United States and increasing rapidly among Blacks. Rates of suicide among Black youth have risen faster than in any other racial/ethnic group in the past two decades, with suicide rates in Black males 10-19 years-old increasing by 60%. Early adolescent Black youth are twice as likely to die by suicide as compared to their white counterparts.

This event is a candid conversation presented by Black People Die By Suicide Too, Mental Health Empowerment Agency, A Resting Place Counseling, and Graceland Therapeutics featuring black women who are mental health professionals with experience of losing loved ones to suicide and surviving suicide.