Health Matters, Television for Life
Your opportunity to talk directly with physicians, nurses and other regional experts about the health issues that are important to you. Teresa Lukens hosts this monthly conversation and viewers are encouraged to call, text or email their questions in advance for the panel. Send your questions to healthmatters@ksps.org
Holiday Stress & Winter Blues
Kids and adults are struggling with mental health issues worsened by the pandemic, and the holidays can bring added stress to those struggling with depression and anxiety.
Our expert panel will offer advice on caring for yourself and others having difficulty with their mental well-being. And meet a Spokane teen who has found the help she needs to fight depression.
Helpful Links
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Providence Behavioral Health Inland Northwest Behavioral Health Kootenai Behavioral Health National Institute for Mental Health | Spokane Regional Health District Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Suicide Prevention Resource Center Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Suicide |
Guests
Tamara Sheehan, MHA BSN RN
Regional Director of Behavioral Services, Providence Health Care
Breanna Barger-Kamate, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital
Claudia Miewald
Director of Behavioral Health, Kootenai Health
Dirk Dhossche, MD
Inpatient Adolescent Unit Director, Inland Northwest Behavioral Health
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