🎙 Kevin Berthia & Kevin Briggs: Listening to Understand the Mental Health Crisis

Suicide prevention advocates Kevin Berthia and Kevin Briggs tell Kate Tucker the story of their life-changing encounter on the Golden Gate Bridge and what they learned about listening to understand the mental health crisis.
If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call or text 988. Or you can talk online at 988lifeline.org/
HOPE Is My Middle Name Season 2 Episode 4 - Kevin Berthia & Kevin Briggs: Listening to Understand the Mental Health Crisis
Kevin Berthia and Kevin Briggs are an unlikely pair. But their friendship saves lives. And it was hard won, founded on what matters - mutual respect, trust, and listening. They met when Sergeant Briggs was in the state highway patrol and Kevin Berthia was jumping off a bridge. Today they stand side by side as suicide prevention advocates, helping people know they’re not alone, that there is hope and a future. It’s been many years now since they met and we are honored to be part of their ongoing conversation.
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Warning Signs of Suicide:
Talking about wanting to die
Looking for a way to kill oneself
Talking about feeling hopeless or having no purpose
Talking about feeling trapped or unbearable pain
Talking about being a burden to others
Increasing the use of alcohol or drugs
Acting anxious, agitated or recklessly
Sleeping too little or too much
Withdrawing or feeling isolated
Showing rage or talking about seeking revenge
Displaying extreme mood swings
What to Do:
Do not leave the person alone
Remove any firearms, alcohol, drugs, or sharp objects that could be used in a suicide attempt
Call or text 988 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Take the person to an emergency room or seek help from a medical or mental health professional emergency room, or seek help from a medical or mental health professional
If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call or text 988. Or you can talk online at 988lifeline.org/
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Hosted and produced by Kate Tucker, Hope Is My Middle Name is a podcast by Consensus Digital Media in collaboration with Reasonable Volume.

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Really grateful to get to have this conversation. Thank you Kevin and Kevin for your courage.

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God bless you! / Everyone please make sure you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour! He is coming soon! Please don't be left behind! Repent and accept Jesus! JESUS LOVES YOU! John 3:16, Revelation 20:15, 1 Corrinthians 15 1-4