Strong Talk Podcast

About Strong Talk Podcast

Welcome to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Podcast Channel, the official podcast home for Strong Talk, Ask Dr. Jill, and Elevating Voices—three unique series focused on mental health, suicide prevention, and health equity. Strong Talk is hosted by Vic Armstrong, AFSP’s Vice President for Health Equity and Engagement. Each episode features in-depth conversations with mental health experts, advocates, and leaders about the challenges and solutions to making mental healthcare accessible to all. Ask Dr. Jill features Dr. Jill Harkavy-Friedman, AFSP’s Senior Vice President of Research, answering real mental health questions with the latest scientific research and help from fellow experts in the field. Elevating Voices is a roundtable discussion series hosted by Vic Armstrong. Each episode brings together members of diverse communities to uncover the unique mental health challenges they face, and discuss strategies for solving them. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is America’s leading suicide prevention organization and the largest private funder of suicide prevention research, with local chapters in all 50 states., D.C. and Puerto Rico. AFSP offers education, loss support, and advocacy programs and events nationwide, including the Out of the Darkness Walks. You can learn more at AFSP.org. For other forms of support, including resources for survivors of suicide loss, what to do if you’re worried about someone, and guidance if you’ve survived a suicide attempt, visit AFSP’s Get Help page: afsp.org/get-help If you or anyone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 for free, 24/7, to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Publisher

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Hueman Group Media

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Jan 2023

Latest episode

8 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

59 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Jul 2026

   Strong Talk: Faith is an Underrated Mental Health Resource

   Faith and mental health are often discussed separately. But houses of worship can provide resources for those experiencing mental health challenges – even if you’re not religious. On this episode of Strong Talk we’re joined by Monty Burks, the Director of the Center for Faith at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He works with faith-based communities across the country to deliver services like suicide prevention resources and recovery support to their members. We also dis...

2. 

   27 May 2026

   Elevating Voices: What We Can Do to Prevent Veteran Suicide

   Every day in the United States, 17 veterans die by suicide — roughly double the rate of the general population. What's driving this crisis, and what can we do to stop it? Today, host Vic Armstrong brings together three advocates from different veterans' mental health organizations who are approaching this problem from different angles. Dan Miller is a retired Marine Corps Master Sergeant and the Communications Director for K9s for Veterans, a nonprofit that provides highly trained service dog...

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   13 May 2026

   Strong Talk: Your Barber Could Save Your Life with Jimmy Evans

   A trip to the barbershop can lead to a lot more than a fresh cut. It's also an opportunity to connect, engage with your community and be heard. After 30 years behind the chair, Jimmy Evans recognized the unique opportunity he and his fellow barbers had to help those struggling in silence. So he created the Barbershop Therapy Foundation, an organization that trains barbers in marginalized communities to advocate for mental health, connect clients with essential resources, and destigmatize ment...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

24

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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