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In this episode, host Mighty Fine is live with attendees at the Safe States 2025 Annual Conference held virtually this year. Hear how they are "Rising Up and Branching Out" in their injury and violence prevention work through networking, attending sessions and getting involved during the three day conference held September 9-11 online.

Guests include:

• Lisa Roth, Deputy Director, University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center
• Dilenny Roca, Program Manager, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Medical Center
• Stacey Pinto, Trauma Injury Prevention & Outreach Coordinator at Good Samaritan University Hospital
• Scott Proescholdbell, Epidemiologist/Manager at North Carolina Division of Public Health
• Amy Schlotthauer, Founding Principal, AES Consulting
• Joanne Miles-Holmes, Injury Prevention Program Administrator, New Hampshire Department Health & Human Services
• Tracy Mehan, Director of Research Translation & Communication, Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital
• Victoria Broussard, Senior Project Officer, Health Resources in Action
• Lynnsey O'Rourke, Program Coordinator, Safe States Alliance
• Jessica Ritter, Safe Kids PA Office Coordinator, American Trauma Society, Pennsylvania Division

Musical transition credit: Pixabay "Conga-man Groove" by Miyagisama

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In this episode, host Mighty Fine along with cohost Deltavier Robertson speak with guests from the Future Healers program from Kentucky and Sources of Strength program from Wisconsin that received seed grants from Safe States this year for injury and violence prevention programming.

The Future Healers program is focused on building stronger bridges between the Louisville health care community and our city’s youth most impacted by gun violence. Our goal is to introduce more youth to the field of medicine while helping them navigate through the emotional trauma that stems from the increasing violence currently plaguing their communities. Through compassion, mentorship, and advocacy, this program will do its part to uplift and empower our city’s young individuals to aspire for better futures for themselves and for the communities in which they reside.

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futurehealersky@gmail.com @futurehealersky (Instagram)

Healing2x@yahoo.com https://www.instagram.com/2xgamechangers/

The Sources of Strength program at CESA6 equips students with trusting peer networks that create a mentally healthy atmosphere while also providing suicide, violence, and bullying prevention methods to best support student well-being. It allows staff to grow in awareness of strength-based solutions to enhance student resilience.

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/cesa6/ https://www.instagram.com/cesa6wi/

Member Feature: Mac Parkman Foundation

Our Mission

The Mac Parkman Foundation is committed to raising awareness on the impact that Repeated Head Impacts (RHI) and Repeated Blast Exposure (RBE) have on the brain and mental health of children, athletes and veterans.

We aim to improve societal brain health by promoting education, early diagnosis, and innovative treatments to reduce and mitigate the long-term effects of subconcussive trauma to include mental illness and suicidality while promoting brain health as a priority for medical as well as psychological education and care.

Through advocacy and community engagement with parental, scientific, medical, psychological, sports and legislative communities as well as non-profit organizations focused on brain and mental health, we strive to create a safer environment in sports and military service, improving treatment for those athletes and veterans affected, and to ensure a healthier future for all.

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In this INbetween episode, host Mighty Fine provides some insight into the upcoming "Virtual" Safe States Annual Conference which will be held September 9-11, 2025 online using the Whova app. Participants can expect an agenda packed full of sessions, activities, networking opportunities, gameification and so much more. Listen in to hear Mighty share some of the details about the agenda and activities planned for the upcoming Safe States conference and if you haven't registered, please visit www.safestates.org to get signed up!