Brian Stefan: Navigating Grief & Mental Health

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COVID-19 Heroes

Lorraine Schneider

28 episodes

2 days ago

COVID-19 Heroes is a look into the many hearts and minds of the individuals working and helping on the front lines of the global pandemic. From medical professionals to store clerks, everyone has a role to play in moving society forward and stopping the spread of this deadly coronavirus. An emergency manager currently working for The Walt Disney Company, Lorraine Schneider uses her background and curiosity to find out what expertise, skill set and dedication it takes to lead the charge against COVID-19.

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Brian Stefan: Navigating Grief & Mental Health

COVID-19 Heroes

36 minutes 16 seconds

5 years ago

Brian Stefan: Navigating Grief & Mental Health

COVID-19 is testing all of our limits as we encounter loss, economic instability, and an uncertain future. Brian Stefan, a social worker and suicide prevention counselor, describes what it's been like working on the front lines of the mental health response to COVID and shares practical tips on what to say when somebody confides in us.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Phone and crisis chat available 24/7
1-800-273-8255 (TALK)
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat

Go to www.erasingthestigma.org and:
Watch a video of this year’s Erasing the Stigma Awards presentation
Join the STIGMA hand-washing campaign #ErasingTheStigma/#StoppingTheSpread
Make a gift to support their lifesaving services

Visit Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services: https://didihirsch.org.

Guest Info
Brian Stefan is a proud social worker in Los Angeles and suicide prevention counselor, trainer, and consultant.

He currently works at Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center as a shift supervisor and Suicide Response Team (SRT) member. He serves in the Los Angeles Mayor's Office Crisis Response Team (CRT) as a responder, on-call manager, and follow-up counselor for families bereaved by suicide. Brian previously led adult grief support groups for Our House Grief Support Center.

He earned his Master of Social Work (MSW) from UCLA, as well as graduate degrees from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the National Intelligence University. He was a former intelligence officer with the US Department of Defense and an intelligence analyst with the FBI-LAPD Joint Regional Intelligence Center-Regional Terrorism Threat Assessment Center in Los Angeles. He currently serves as a Defense Council member at the Truman National Security Project focusing on suicide awareness and prevention for first responders and public safety officers.

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