This week on Generation Justice, we spoke to Megan McCormick, and Gaby Pineda from BTS New Mexico and learned more about what we can do to spread awareness about suicide prevention. We also had an amazing panel with wonderful youth voices GJ’s very own Barbara Ramirez, Kyle Gonzales, Moderator Luna Olavarría Gallegos, and Austin Weahkee...
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5.3.20 – Youth Mental Health During COVID 19
How can parents and families support their youth while at home during the pandemic? This week on Generation Justice Long time GJ member Pilar Monfiletto spoke with Dr. Amy Rouse, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science and Dr. Kristina Sowar Assistant Professor and Attending Psychiatrist in the departments of General, Child...
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4.5.20 – COVID Update & Youth Perspectives
This week on Generation Justice, GJ member Sunandita Santhanam spoke with the Deputy Director of the Department of Family and Community Services, Gilbert Ramirez, about the City of Albuquerque‘s response in resources and planning for housing, healthcare, food, childcare, and more during these times. Generation Justice Youth media producers, AJ Garcia, Sunandita Santhanam, Adiana Cordova,...
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10.20.19 – Ericka Huggins: Spiritual Wellbeing & Social Change
This week, share the keynote address from the “2019 UNM African American Student Services Black Cultural Conference: Blackness Unchained,” featuring, Ericka Huggins. Ms. Huggins is a human rights activist, a poet, an educator, a former Black Panther Party leader, and a former political prisoner. Then, stick around for a conversation with Ericka and long-time...
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9.15.19 – Suicide Prevention Awareness & GJ Travels
September is Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month. This week, we sit down with two New Mexicans who have dedicated their lives to prevention work after losing loved ones to suicide. We meet Desiree Woodland of Breaking the Silence New Mexico and Bee Chavez from the New Mexico Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide...