Prevention Perk

Prevention Perk


Latest Episodes

Episode 92 - Social Media's Impact on Mental Health
March 01, 2024

My guest on this episode is Rikki Barton who has a passion for communicating essential messages to move individuals and communities onward in their goals. She is the Founder/Lead Consultant of Onward

Episode 93 - Risk Factors for Youth Substance Misuse
February 19, 2024

Kris Gabrielsen is the co-director of the Great Lakes Prevention Technology Transfer Center. She has worked in the substance misuse prevention field for over 30 years. Kris was the Associate Director

Episode #91: Building Blocks - Faith, Prevention, Recovery
February 12, 2024

Dr. Monty Burks Deputy, Director of the Governor's Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives, where his role is engaging and connecting Tennessees faith communities to government and other non-

Episode #90: Safe & Sober
January 29, 2024

Kurt Larson has been representing personal injury clients as a Missouri lawyer for more than 20 years. He graduated in the top of his class from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1992, and

Episode #89: The Power of Lived Experience
January 01, 2024

Seth Dewey has been an advocate for social change in the substance use arena since 2017. He is a co-founder of the Kansas Recovery Network, a grassroots Harm Reduction coalition and has been working i

Episode 88: The Science of Addiction
December 19, 2023

Dr. Fred Rottnek is a Professor and the Director of Community Medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and the Program Director of the Saint Louis University Addiction Medicine Fellowship

Episode #87: Reframing Language for Healthier Outcomes
December 01, 2023

Anna Simonson is the proud wife of Kirk and mom to Liam, 13 and Luna, 9 months. As the Project Director of her Regions state-level Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Success Grant, she

Episode #86: The School of Hard Talks
November 27, 2023

Dr. Emily Kline is a clinical psychologist and assistant professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. She serves as the Director of Psychological Services for the Wellness and Reco

Episode #85: Lambi, A Book About Prevention
November 13, 2023

Nashville based author and speaker Trish Luna needed the story more than 30 years ago for her then-very young children Nick and Sami as their father struggled with substance use disorder (SUD), a stru

Science of the Positive
October 30, 2023

As the Director and Chief Research Scientist at The Montana Institute, Dr. Jeff Linkenbach has developed national award-winning programs that change community norms. Jeff holds a Doctor of Education w

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