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7 Generations Radio: The Renovo Center–Mental Health Treatment–June 4, 2016

Host:  Joe Gray

Guests and Discussion:  Melissa Swartz, Founder of the Renovo Center, and Tammy Thornton, Dietician and Nutrition Counselor.  Melissa discusses the incidence and causes of mental illness, with emphasis on substance abuse and addiction related illness.  Tammy discusses the role of nutrition in treating mental illness.

Originally broadcast on WSHC Shepherdstown from the campus of Shepherd University on June 4, 2016.

Note:  Portions of the broadcast are of poor quality.  Fortunately the voices of Melissa and Tammy are fairly clear.

 

7 Generations Radio: Laura Griffith and Mendy Hutton–Drug Addiction–4/30/2016

Host:  Joe Gray

Guests:  Laura Griffith and Mendy Hutton

Discussion:  Laura and Mendy have personal experience with drug addiction on the part of close relations.  They have established a social media presence called:  Berkeley County Heroin Epidemic and Awareness (Facebook page).  The discussion centers on the purpose of the social media site and the need for rehabilitation facilities and counseling in Berkeley County as well as the need for preventive measures to keep young people from falling into the addiction trap.

Originally broadcast on WSHC Shepherdstown, from the campus of Shepherd University on April 30, 2016.

The views expressed herein are those of the host and guests only and are not intended to represent the views of Shepherd University or WSHC radio.

7 Generations Radio: Drug Addiction and Treatment: Kevin Knowles, Dr. John Aldis and Dr. Zakee McGill–March 5, 2016

Host:  Joe Gray

Guests:  Kevin Knowles, Martinsburg, WV, City Councilman; Dr. John Aldis, Family Medical Doctor, Shepherdstown, WV; and Dr. Zakee McGill, Practicing Psychiatrist

Discussion:  Drug addiction and treatment, drug overdose, heroin, medical treatment, counseling, recidivism, incidence of overdose and deaths in Martinsburg, WV, alternative treatment modalities, proposed treatment facility for Berkeley County, WV, availability and administration of narcan and suboxone for treatment, needle exchange programs to minimize incidence of hepatitis and HIV.

Broadcast on WSHC Shepherdstown from the Campus of Shepherd University on March 5, 2016.

7 Generations Radio: Counseling for Teens under Stress, Wendy Weaver Baracka..1/16/2016

Host:  Joe Gray

Guest:  Wendy Weaver Baracka, Social Services Counselor for Morgan County Schools, WV

Discussion:  Wendy discusses a Morgan County program to screen and assist teens suffering from stress and other mental health issues.  Wendy discusses the relationship of alcohol and drug use among teens to stresses they incur due to their home environment or other aspects of their lives.  She talks about the nonjudgmental counseling techniques they use to identify risky behavior and to help students cope with stress. This is a follow-up to a previous conversation with Wendy that took place on December 19, 2015 which is archived below.

This program was broadcast on WSHC radio from the Campus of Shepherd University on January 16, 2016.