1 in 5 children have a mental health disorder, and Childrens Mercy Hospital (CMH) saw more than 2900 youth in the ER for acute mental health disorders. In this episode of Encourage to Talk, Haley sits down with CMH President & CEO, Paul Kempinski to shine a light on the mental health crisis in order help us understand the importance of early intervention, expanding specialty services and more. 

We are going to continue pushing to mainstream mental health and embrace talking about it to find solutions and help one another...so let's get to the show.

There's no way to sugar coat it: mental health trends among youth are on the rise, with increases in emotional health, stress, drug overdoses, self-harm, eating disorders, and suicides. 

There are ways to improve it: meet the Senior Administrative Director of Behavioral Health at Children’s Mercy Hospital and hear how.

Dr. Sarah Soden is the Division Director of Developmental & Behavioral Sciences at Children's Mercy Hospital. We are very proud to share that she also serves as the Nick Timmons Endowed Chair in Developmental & Behavioral Sciences.

Tune in as Dr. Soden talks about the impact of philanthropy dollars, inclusivity in the industry and what the Endowed Chair means to her.

Let's talk.

One of FTK's fearless leaders and close friends, John Barnes, joins Haley Prophet in the studio to share the purpose and vision of FTK Foundation. Listen closely and you'll get a few insights on how a golf tournament is raising over $1,000,000 in support of mental wellness every year. Don't miss John laying out his 4 steps to helping prevent suicide in your community. Spoiler alert, one of the steps is Be Nice ;-)

Out of the gates, this new podcast about the mental health of today's youth hits hard as father/husband/entrepreneur/community leader, Kevin Timmons, talks about the day everything changed for him and his family...and Fore the Kids Foundation.

Grab some tissues, open your heart and press play. We thank you for listening.