The Minds on the Frontline Podcast brought to you by the Wayne State University Frontline Strong Together Program. The Minds on Frontline Podcast is designed to inform, educate, and entertain first responders, their families, and the public regarding the realities of frontline work-related mental health challenges.
In this episode, we welcome back Dr. Ali Amisadri and Manisha Leary. Dr. Ali Amirsadri is the Associate Department Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Services at Wayne State University School of Medicine located in Detroit, Michigan. Manisha Leary is a trained psychotherapist with a focus on trauma. Manisha is also the Manager of the FST5 Program. Dr. A and Manisha have a long history and vast experience in the world of mental and behavioral health. This episode covers a heavy topic, suicide in the frontline community. Specifically, we discuss suicidal thoughts and ideation. We also talk about what to look for if you think someone you know or work with may be suicidal, as well as how to approach that person and have that hard conversation.
Host – Geoff Lassers (Lassers126@gmail.com), Firefighter/paramedic, West Bloomfield FD
Host – Mike Mattern (michaelmattern229@gmail.com), Firefighter/paramedic, Dearborn
FD Guest – Manisha Leary LMSW (mleary@med.wayne.edu) Frontline Strong Together
(FST5) Program Manager Guest – Ali Amirsadri MD (aamirsad@med.wayne.edu) Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Psychiatry & Associate Chair for Clinical Services, Wayne State University &Associate Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine