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Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Tom Kilgannon, President of Freedom Alliance, to discuss the programs provided to those who have served and sacrificed for our country, from efforts supporting active-duty servicemembers to their families to veterans.

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Cynthia Choi, Co-Founder of Stop AAPI Hate. Cynthia Choi joins the show for Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month to discuss her organization’s work raising awareness for AAPI racism and discrimination. Plus, Dr. Stephen Soffer, Psychologist and Co-Chief of the Division of Outpatient Behavioral Health in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, checks in for Mental Health Awareness Month to help provide insight for parents on how to support children and teens dealing with anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues.

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Laura Dunn, NHTSA Highway Safety Specialist. Laura Dunn joins the show to discuss the partnership between the Ad Council and NHTSA on preventing hot car deaths, the leading cause of non-crash, vehicle-related fatalities for kids 14 and younger. Dr. David Anderson, Senior Psychologist & VP of Public Engagement and Education for The Child Mind Institute, also checks in for Mental Health Awareness Month to discuss the Child Mind Institute’s Positive Parenting, Thriving Kids series aimed at helping parents navigate the mental health issues impacting today’s youth. Finally, we talk to Schroeder Stribling, President & CEO of Mental Health America. Schroeder Stribling breaks down new data from MHA’s Online Screening Program, which revealed rates of anxiety and risk for psychosis remain higher than before the pandemic.

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Vic Armstrong, VP of Health Equity at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Vic Armstrong joins the show for Mental Health Awareness Month to discuss suicide trendlines in recent years, steps to prevent suicide, and its new ‘Talk Away the Dark’ campaign, empowering people to have brave conversations about mental health and suicide. Also, Christy Turlington Burns, Founder & President of Every Mother Counts, checks in for Mother’s Day Weekend to explain how her organization is working to make pregnancy and childbirth safe, respectful, and equitable for mothers worldwide.

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Jessica Edwards, Chief Development Officer at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Jessica Edwards joins the show for Mental Health Awareness Month to discuss NAMI’s work supporting those impacted by mental illness, along with their awareness and educational efforts as the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization. Also, Dr. Michelle Mullen, Senior Vice President & Chief Design and Impact Officer for The Jed Foundation, checks in to discuss The Jed Foundation’s work protecting emotional health and preventing suicide among our nation’s teens and young adults, including how the JED Campus program has offered vital support to colleges and universities.

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Maria Mayo, Associate Director for the FTC’s Division of Consumer Response and Operations & Larissa Bungo, Senior Attorney with the FTC’s Division of Consumer and Business Education. Maria and Larissa explain common scams and frauds, including how to spot them and what to do if you fall victim to one. Plus, Dr. Aimee Daily, President & CEO of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, checks in to discuss the critical need for access to health care and mental health care for children and what Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals nationwide are doing to help provide treatments to children through funding.