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There is No Shame Asking for Help

October 9, 2024 34 minutes

Host

Mike McGowan

Guest

Chris Prochut

Mental health advocate and law enforcement suicide prevention trainer

Description

Who helps the helpers when the helpers need help? And what if the helpers are law enforcement officers and first responders? Chris Prochut, a mental health advocate and law enforcement suicide prevention trainer, discusses his own mental health issues that precipitated in his starting “Talk2EndStigma,” a training and resource firm dedicated to starting the conversation to end the stigma of mental illness. Chris is a former Bolingbrook, Illinois, police commander, and recipient of numerous mental health awards. Chris and “Talk2EndStigma” can be reached at http://www.talk2endstigma.com/home.html

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