HOPE Squads in Utah are empowering students to seek help and save a life. Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos talks with HOPE4UTAH Prevention Specialist Cathy Bledsoe, Mount Fort Middle School Counselor Becky Austad and Hope Squad President at NUAMES High School Kinley Austad about how students can become part of this peer-to-peer suicide prevention effort.

HOPE Squads in Utah are reducing the stigmas about suicide and mental health. Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos talks with HOPE4UTAH Prevention Specialist Cathy Bledsoe, Mount Fort Middle School Counselor Becky Austad and Hope Squad President at NUAMES High School Kinley Austad about how teens are building positive relationships in their schools to facilitate acceptance of students seeking help.

HOPE Squads in Utah are breaking the code of silence that surrounds suicide. Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos talks with HOPE4UTAH Prevention Specialist Cathy Bledsoe, Mount Fort Middle School Counselor Becky Austad and Hope Squad President at NUAMES High School Kinley Austad about how teens are trained to watch for at-risk students, provide friendship, and seek help from adults.

HOPE Squads comprised of teens acting as the eyes and ears of their schools are helping to prevent suicides. Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos talks with HOPE4UTAH Prevention Specialist Cathy Bledsoe, Mount Fort Middle School Counselor Becky Austad and Hope Squad President at NUAMES High School Kinley Austad about the evidence-based peer-to-peer program that is making a difference.

We've all heard the phrase, "It's all in your head." But whether it's all in your head or not, it's still very real to you especially when it comes to pain, stomach or intestinal disorders and high blood pressure. Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos talks with Intermountain Medical Center Psychiatrist Michael Coudreaut about the effectiveness of treating psychosomatic disorders.

Your mental attitude can have a direct impact on your blood pressure, breathing and stomach problems. Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos speaks with Intermountain Medical Center Psychiatrist Michael Coudreaut about the importance of treating psychosomatic disorders.

Stress, anxiety and depression can have a huge impact on your body and how you manage pain and other illnesses. Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos talks with Intermountain Medical Center Psychiatrist Michael Coudreaut about psychosomatic disorders and the mind/body link.

Physical conditions can be made worse by your mental attitude. Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos discusses the current thinking behind psychosomatic disorders with Intermountain Medical Center Psychiatrist Michael Coudreaut.

Addiction is not a life sentence but family support plays a critical role in recovery. Odyssey House Executive Director Adam Cohen describes to Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos how Odyssey House uses a comprehensive approach to address full lifestyle changes. He emphasizes that people get better every day when they find purpose in life.

If you find drugs or drug paraphernalia on your teenager or in your house, it's important to contact your primary care physician for an evaluation. Odyssey House Executive Director Adam Cohen tells Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos it's never too early for parents to intervene.

Depression and anxiety can lead teenagers to misuse prescription opioids and quickly become addicted. Odyssey House Executive Director Adam Cohen describes to Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos the signs parents should watch for in adolescents. He also emphasizes it's never too early for parents to intervene.

The progression of addiction moves much more rapidly in teenagers than in adults. Odyssey House Executive Director Adam Cohen explains to Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos how adolescents become addicted to opioid prescriptions and then quickly progress to using heroin.

Utah is the most user friendly state in the nation when it comes to Naloxone. Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos talks with the Director of Utah Naloxone Jennifer Plumb about how easy it is to use Naloxone if someone has overdosed on opioids.

Today, 40% of all U.S. opioid overdose deaths involve a prescription opioid. Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos talks with the Director of Utah Naloxone Jennifer Plumb about signs of opioid overdose and how naloxone helps save lives.

The CDC says more than 46 people die each day in this country from overdoses involving prescription opioids. Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos talks with the Director of Utah Naloxone Jennifer Plumb about who is most at risk. Her comments may surprise you.

Think of opioids as a loaded handgun. One pill can kill. Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos talks with the Director of Utah Naloxone Jennifer Plumb about the danger of opioids and how one dose of Naloxone in your house can save someone you love.

New research shows most of us mistakenly think we should keep leftover medications in our homes. Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos talks with Intermountain Healthcare's Community Health Executive Director Lisa Nichols and SelectHealth's Community Relations Manager Greg Reid about the importance of new "take back" programs underway in our state.

The words we choose make a huge difference in reducing the stigma surrounding opioid misuse. Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos talks with Intermountain Healthcare's Community Health Executive Director Lisa Nichols and SelectHealth's Community Relations Manager Greg Reid about ways we can change the conversation and more respectfully confront the problem.

New data shows a 15 percent decrease in drug overdose deaths in Utah for 2017. Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos talks with Intermountain Healthcare's Community Health Executive Director Lisa Nichols and SelectHealth's Community Relations Manager Greg Reid about community programs such as the "Use Only As Directed Campaign" that are making a difference. They talk about why it's important to "speak out,""throw out," and "opt out."

Most Utah families have been affected in some way by Opioids. Healthy Mind Matters Host Maria Shilaos talks with Intermountain Healthcare's Community Health Executive Director Lisa Nichols and SelectHealth's Community Relations Manager Greg Reid about this hard, but common experience.