Kevin Hines became one of the few people to survive a leap off the Golden Gate Bridge when he attempted suicide in 2000 at the age of 19. Now he’s an advocate for mental health issues and suicide prevention. We revisit a conversation Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson had with Hines in 2014. Continue »
Dr. Jason Doll is a veterinarian with a special interest in end-of-life and palliative care. Dr. Doll talked with WPSU’s Lindsey Whissel Fenton about the suicide crisis in veterinary medicine, the stressors that contribute to it, and about the organizations working to provide education and support. Continue »
Kim Ruocco is the Vice President of Suicide Prevention and Postvention for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, better known as TAPS, talks about suicide rates among active duty and veteran populations, the comprehensive, peer-based program she’s spent a decade building for TAPS, and about how her own loss experience inspired this work. Continue »
A collection of videos and a discussion guide that is part of KET’s initiative on youth mental health and includes videos from the KET series, You Are Not Alone, which explores answers to depression, anxiety, toxic stress, and suicide through the lens of experts, educators, parents, and youth. Continue »
There is no “right” way to grieve. By sharing diverse representations of bereavement, Speaking Grief illustrates that grief is a universal, yet individual experience. The goal of Speaking Grief is to start a national conversation on grief. We are making the documentary accessible to individuals, organizations, and businesses to host their own screenings and conversations. Continue »
Part of the documentary series Mysteries of Mental Illness, Decolonizing Mental Health is a companion short-form video series about dismantling the racism that underscores the mental healthcare industry. Continue »
Broadcast and digital-first documentary films and community resources brought to you by the Well Beings campaign. Continue »
988 is a resource that anyone can call, text, or chat for mental health support. What actually happens when someone dials 988. The radio documentary 988: A Call for Crisis Care reviews the rollout of 988, explores the state of mental health crisis response, and asks how crisis care can be improved. Continue »
Saturday, September 17, at 7:00 p.m. on WPSU-FM
PTSD and mental illness through the eyes of those often overlooked: the kids and family members nearby. Continue »
Saturday, September 17, at 10:30 a.m. on WPSU WORLD
Explore the powerful stories of those impacted by suicide–one of America’s most urgent health crises–and journey to the front lines of research with scientists whose work is leading to better prevention and treatment. Continue »
This two-part series takes a look at the experiences of young people living with mental health conditions with a focus on the importance of awareness and compassion. Continue »
Born to a single mother on welfare, Thomas Wilkins grew up to become one of the few remarkable African American conductors leading a major orchestra — the celebrated Omaha Symphony. Continue »
Monday, February 21, at 9:00 p.m.
Tayari Jones (New York Times bestselling author, most recently of the novel An American Marriage) helps us to celebrate Morrison, the American master who died in 2019. Morrison’s novels, including Beloved, Jazz and Song of Solomon, have become an indelible part of the American canon. Continue »
Friday, February 25, at 7:00 p.m. on WPSU-FM
Interviews with people who were there at key moments in black and civil rights history Continue »
Friday, February 18, at 7:00 p.m. on WPSU-FM
Hear the life story of Ida B. Wells, a powerful investigative journalist who went on to publish the first major study of domestic terrorism against African Americans that came to be known as lynching. Continue »
Friday, February 11, at 7:00 p.m. on WPSU-FM
This history special traces the development of racial, and racist ideas, from the ancient world – when “there was no notion of race,” as historian Nell Irvin Painter puts it – up to the founding of the United States as fundamentally a nation of and for white people. Continue »
Friday, February 4, at 7:00 p.m. on WPSU-FM
Dr. Leslie King-Hammond on craft, culture, and bead artist Joyce J. Scott. Continue »
Philip Simmons (1912–2009) was a renowned blacksmith in Charleston, SC. Enticed by the sparks flying in a blacksmith shop he passed on his way to school, he became an apprentice at the early age of 13. Continue »
Eric Ian Farmer & Josh Troup perform Eric’s song “When You [Side]Walked Into the Room” at Penn’s Cave and Wildlife Park. Continue »
Carl McNair tells the story of his brother Ronald, an African American kid in the 1950s who set his sights on the stars. Continue »
Wendell Scott was the first African American inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. His son, Frank, remembers what it took for his father to cross the finish line at racetracks throughout the South in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Continue »
Khalid el-Hakim’s Black History 101 Mobile Museum is collection of more than 7,000 items highlights African American history from the transatlantic slave trade to present day. Continue »
Find out about more than a century of history that still exists today in historic Black churches in central Pennsylvania. Continue »
The daughter of football legend Gene Washington uncovers how the first fully-integrated college football team in America changed the face of the game forever. Continue »
PBS brings viewers the universe with SUMMER OF SPACE, a multiplatform experience that includes six new science and history programs, all commemorating America’s journey into space. Continue »
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