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Part 2 of Finding our own help as a parent

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - April 13, 2021 07:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
This is part 2 of Amy's story and she begins to dive into what it is to raise kids with mental health challenges.  She continues to share her story and what has helped her.  She has a way of being real that makes others know it is ok to struggle. Amy talks about the connections she has to people...

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Finding our own help as a parent

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - April 06, 2021 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
You will enjoy meeting Amy as she shares the beginning of her story of challenges of mental health. She shares why finding her own help was so difficult.  Amy beautifully tells of the struggles of growing up with anxiety and what it looked like in different stages of life.  What she has learned ...

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Growing as a parent in the midst of the hard- Vashti Summerville part 2

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - March 16, 2021 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Join Michelle Batten as she wraps up a conversation with Vashti Summervill.  "It wasn't suppose to happen in our home.  It's happening everywhere."  Vashti shares with listeners the gift of being open and the impact it had on her support system built of old and new friends.  Vashti shares how sh...

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Growing as a parent in the midst of the hard- Vashti Summerville part 1

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - March 09, 2021 08:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Join host Michelle Batten as she talks to Vashti Summervill, Certified Parent Coach, share her story about her family's mental health journey and the challenges that launched her into a coaching and therapeutic consulting practice.  Vashti shares what she learned about validating pain in her chi...

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Finding value, respect and love - Part 2 with Luis Granado

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - March 02, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Today Michelle Batten continues the conversation with Luis Granados, the Executive Director of Breaking Chains Academy. Luis talks about how he discovered he was valued, respected, and loved through mentoring and realized he didn’t have to play the role of a violent, aggressive person.  He also ...

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Connections that save - Part 1 with Luis Granado

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - February 23, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Join the conversation today as Michelle Batten talks with Luis Granados, Executive Director of Breaking Chains Academy.  He shares his story of growing up in Idaho and the challenges he faced as a minority youth in Idaho and how the lack of options impacted his mental health and how connections ...

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Finding hope in an unexpected place

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - February 16, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
During season 2 we are exploring the stories of youth and parents as they face mental health challenges.  Join host Michelle Batten as she talks to Dev Kaplan about his journey.  He talks about a place some may find surprising where he found healing.  If you want to learn more about the Idaho ...

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Welcome to Season 2 - Full of stories (and a little rewind)

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - February 09, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Join Michelle Batten today as she introduces Season 2 of FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho. This season will focus on stories from parents and youth about their mental health journey. You might be at the amazing stories Michelle has to share with you.  You will hear about the unusual places peo...

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It's a wrap - Season One

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - December 08, 2020 08:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Join Michelle Batten today as we review what Idaho Federation of Families has been doing and where we are going the first few months of in 2021.   Visit us on our website www.idahofederation.org and email me at [email protected] with topics you want to hear about next season.

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Changing up the season yet holding on to some sanity

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - November 24, 2020 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Join Michelle Batten as she discusses a few ways to do something new in this season.  We all are facing limits and changes over the next few months.  What can you do to hold on to something to keep some normalcy while adding new traditions for your families mental health?  Listen for a few ideas...

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The psychological toll of the current crisis and tools to thrive

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - November 17, 2020 08:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Pat Martelle shares with FYI Children's' Mental Health Idaho why professionals consider the current pandemic a potential mental health crisis as well as tips for parents during this season.  Pat is the Development Director at Idaho Federation of Families and has shares her clinical knowledge of ...

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Youth MOVE Idaho

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - November 10, 2020 08:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Join us to today as I introduce to you Nat and listen as she talks about her own story and how both mental health challenges and the experiences with peer suicide have shaped her passion and now her work with Idaho Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health.  She helps with the Youth M....

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Navigating mental health crisis - A talk with Shannon Decker about suicide prevention part 2

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - November 03, 2020 08:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
We continue our conversation with Shannon Decker from The Speedy Foundation about Our responsibility to "be our brother’s keeper"  and reminds us that training empowers us to see warning signs, gives direction for tough conversations, and then provides us with ways to connect someone with care. ...

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Navigating mental health crisis - A talk with Shannon Decker about suicide prevention part 1

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - October 27, 2020 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Today FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho host talks with Shannon Decker from the  Speedy Foundation about Shannon's own lived experience with the suicide of friends and family, the messages she received from her communities, and the impact it made on her. Her passion for providing resources and ...

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Navigating mental health crisis in which a Children's Mental Health crisis team is involved

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - October 20, 2020 00:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
A parent never anticipates a mental health crisis escalating to the level in which they would choose to involve a Children's Mental Health crisis team.  Learn here about the crisis line, the crisis response teams, and for some areas, and even crisis beds available to a parent in Idaho.  As well,...

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Navigating mental health crisis which involve law enforcement

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - October 13, 2020 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The Boise Police Department's Mental Health Coordinator, Penelope Hansen, and developmental disabilities trainer and domestic abuse investigator, Detective Coronado, join me to discuss how to navigate mental health crisis which involves law enforcement.  .... Today you heard Penelope say “let’s...

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Navigating mental health in schools during the fall of 2020

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - October 06, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Learn about how to navigate your child's mental health needs in Idaho schools whether a hybrid model, back in the brick and mortar building, schooling at home, or homeschooling.  I share a conversation with Angela Lindig, the Executive Director of Idaho Parents Unlimited, about accessing service...

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Youth partnerships with BYDC and a virtual youth summit

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - September 29, 2020 07:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Today we will explore ways the Idaho Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health is doing to partner with youth programs across Idaho.  ..... Learn more about Bonneville Youth Development Coalition at  BYDC.org. BYDC's priority is to develop our youth's resiliency and leadership skills ...

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An introduction to a few people behind the scene

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - September 22, 2020 06:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Meet a few of the other people behind the scenes at Idaho Federation of Families.  They are creating programs aimed at promoting youth and family voice, partnering with families, operating youth programs, and educating parents, professionals and others working with youth with mental health chall...

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Episode 3: Youth M.O.V.E. Idaho

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - September 15, 2020 06:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Welcome to this week's episode of FYI Children's' Mental Health Idaho where I talk to Idaho Federation of Families Youth M.O.V.E. Coordinator and learn more about a program that youth across Idaho can become involved in.  Youth M.O.V.E. National is a youth-driven, chapter-based organization de...

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Episode 2: Intro to Idaho Federation of Families

FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - September 15, 2020 06:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Join me as I talk to Ruth York, the Executive Director of Idaho Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health.  She will share with you about her journey to Idaho Federation of Families (IFF), who we are, and her crazy dreams for IFF. Find out more about IFF on www.idahofederation.org 

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FYI Children's Mental Health Idaho - August 26, 2020 22:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Idaho Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health intros our newest way to improve, preserve, and restore the mental health of youth and families. Find out more about us at www.idahofederation.org . 

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