Voices For Suicide Prevention

About Voices For Suicide Prevention

The suicide crisis in Ohio and in America has no boundaries and neither will our conversations. We'll talk openly about the how, the why and the solutions to suicide prevention. This vital conversation is brought to you by the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation as we'll highlight experts, counselors, clinicians, advocates and ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the name of saving lives.

Publisher

Scott Light

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Jan 2022

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

56 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Veteran, Addict, Mom, Grandmother, Now Advocate.  A Story Of Hope and Healing

   Hope can feel useless right before it becomes the thing that saves you. We sit down with Pristina Jackson, a military veteran, recovery advocate, and mental health speaker, to talk about what it means to grow up in trauma, spend years in survival mode, and still build a life that feels worth staying for. Pristina walks us through homelessness and joining the Navy for stability, then the slow slide into despair, suicidal ideation, and the exhausting cycle of trying to get help while symptoms ...

2. 

   17 Sept 2026

   Workplace Mental Health That Works.  How AEP Ohio Brought Suicide Prevention to Field Crews

   A power line job can mean 16 hour days, severe weather callouts, and making split second safety decisions while you’re exhausted. So what happens when a company treats mental health as part of workplace safety instead of a “nice to have” benefit? We sit down with Laura Arenschield, Vice President of Customer Experience at AEP Ohio, and Jon Griffith, Assistant Vice President at Werth PR, to unpack a workplace suicide prevention and mental wellness pilot created with the Ohio Suicide Preventio...

3. 

   20 Aug 2026

   Meet 'Nate' and Remember 988

   A teen is scrolling at 1 a.m., feeling overwhelmed, and the difference between spiraling and reaching out can come down to one thing: remembering a simple, trustworthy option. That’s why we’re introducing “Nate” (spelled N88), the new youth-focused awareness campaign to promote the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Stephanie and Scott are joined by OSPF Youth Advisory Council members Kelsey Shreve and Colson Smith, two of the creators behind the campaign. They walk us thro...

Who has been a guest on Voices For Suicide Prevention

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Teresa Lampl
• Ashley Matthews
• Debbie McClintock

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100

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

Quality

17

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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