Life Support

New episode. New Format. New Look. Life Support is celebrating the addition of video with a fresh new look. Join us for our first-ever in-person video interview with Tori Torgrimson, as host Rachel Blanton and Jen Clark pick her brain on Integrated and Primary Care Behavioral Health, what that means, and a preview of Cornerstone's upcoming IIBHN (Idaho Integrated Behavioral Health Network) Confere...

Hosts Rachel Blanton and Jen Clark discuss the importance of behavioral health parity for insurance by bringing in Kim Keys to comment on the questions surrounding it. Kim Keys goes over what behavioral health parity is, how it impacts the people of Idaho and other rural areas, and why you should ALWAYS read your Explanation of Benefits!   Hosts - Rachel Blanton, Jen Clark Guest - Kim Keys Mu...

Introducing new co-host, Jen Clark, she and Rachel Blanton have a conversation with Amy Walters, PhD, about her start working with diabetes, the importance of clinical psychologists when working with chronic disease patients, and the negative impacts a chronic disease can have on mental health and how to cope with that. The health of a person can tie in and play with your mental health, giving us...

Can you imagine a medical condition that would get between you and your children? Host Rachel Blanton sits with Sura Edmond to discuss Opioid Use Disorder amongst pregnant and post-partum women, the stigma that surrounds these women, and how to enhance access to treatment for all who are dealing with this circumstance. To find more resources, you can visit https://www.acog.org/topics/opioids

Listen in as host Rachel Blanton speaks with Camille Evans about her relationship with Valor Health, her own experience and worries with healthcare in the LGBT+ community, and how that impacts the work she does today with Valor Health.

This week host Rachel Blanton interviews renowned suicidologist Kent Corso where they go in-depth about the stigma around mental health, the role of primary care in suicide prevention, and how suicide is portrayed in the news and media.