Minority Suicides Rates, Childhood Emotional Neglect, Parents Rising

Minority Suicides Rates, Childhood Emotional Neglect, Parents Rising

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 7, Episode 111

  • May 9, 2018 4:00 pm
  • 2:16:00 mins

Minority Suicides Undercounted (12:32) Kimya N. Dennis, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal studies. She does multidisciplinary community outreach, teaching, research, and consulting to reach underserved populations and to address demographic and cultural variance in a range of social issues. How we approach mental health, we need to evaluate how we treat people from different ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations and gender identities.  Not all treatments should be the same.  Kimya N. Dennis talks about the problem of suicides by racial and ethnic minority groups and shares some ideas on how to address the issue. Childhood Emotional Neglect (59:24) Jonice Webb, Ph.D., is a recognized psychologist expert with over 25 years of experience, and the author of the best-selling books Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect and Running On Empty No More: Transform Your Relationships With Your Partner, Your Parents & Your Children. Dr. Webb discusses Childhood Emotional Neglect. Parents Rising (1:44:31) Arlene Pellicane is a speaker, author, media personality, and blogger. She has written seven books, and her latest one is Parents Rising. Raising kids in today’s society can be daunting. In our ever-changing culture, parenting can sometimes feel like a losing battle. Arlene Pellicane, author of the book “Parents Rising”, shares strategies to help parents find hope and practical solutions to the problems they face.

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