#2 - What is Mental Health and Wellness

For our second episode, we talk with Dr. Michael Sorter, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center’s Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Sorter is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati Medical School and has over 30 years of experience in psychiatry. We talked with Dr. Sorter about trends he is seeing in adolescent mental health, what the role of parent/caregiver is for children and teens when a parent should be concerned about their child and burnout within the medical profession. 

After talking with Dr. Sorter, we connect with Dr. Ashley Solomon, a licensed clinical psychologist, leadership coach, and founder of Galia Collaborative. Galia Collaborative empowers purpose-driven women to elevate their impact by developing their mental strength and well-being. We discuss breaking down the stigma around mental health, how Galia helps individuals strengthen their mind, what self-care truly means, and tips on navigating the mental health system. 

Websites:
1N5.org
Children’s Hospital Psychiatry Department
Galia Collaborative
CDC Stats on Mental Health
National Alliance on Mental Illness  

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National Resources:
You don’t have to be in a crisis to talk with someone.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1- 800-273-TALK (8255)
The National Suicide Prevention Hotline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.

Crisis Text Line - Text HOME to 741741
The Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7 mental health support via text message. Crisis Counselors bring texters “from a hot moment to a cool calm” using techniques in empathetic listening. Once they’ve built rapport and trust, explored the issues, and established the texter’s goal, they collaboratively problem-solve to help the texter come up with a plan to stay safe. Texting in will not appear on your bill if you have AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon as your cell phone carrier.