In this episode you’ll hear from Chris Graden, who is an occupational therapist with 30 years of experience working with children.

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This episode features Ashley Trautman, MSW/JD who interviews Gaynell Realbird, Meth Initiative Coordinator and a Child and Families Specialist at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rocky Mountain Region. The pair discuss the experience of testifying in court for child protection workers and provides tips for success and mistakes to avoid.

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Dr. Bonnie Stephens is the Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Community Medical Center in Missoula. In this podcast, she describes the impacts of drugs on babies during prenatal development and the developmental effects this exposure has on children as they age.

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Marilyn Zimmerman, Project Director at the National Native Youth Trauma Center, describes the impacts of trauma and historical trauma and how to help children who are living with it.

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In this episode on grief and loss, we explore the challenges that frequently accompany a significant loss. The focus is also on how grief can present new opportunities for growth and healing. In this two-part podcast, Dr. Mary-Ann Bowman, who is a Professor at the University of Montana and an expert in the field of grief and loss explains the complexities of grief and describes why it’s important to pay attention to someone grieving a loss, especially a child.

In episode two, Dr. Bowman identifies what you can do to help someone who is experiencing grief.  If you left the last episode wondering what you can do in the face of a child beginning the grieving process, especially if they’ve been removed from their home, then this part will answer some of your questions.

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Across Montana, grandparents raising their grandchildren is becoming an increasingly common phenomenon. Keith Anderson, professor at the University of Montana, joins Zak Reimer to talk about what is behind this increase in kinship care and how to support kinship care families.

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Today we’re talking about psychotropic medications and our guest is the director of Pharmacy at the University of Montana Curry Health Center, Ken Chatriand. We discussed what psychotropic medications are, why and when they are used for children, and how they are prescribed.

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When a service member returns home it can be difficult to readjust to family life and figure out the “new normal.” On this episode, you will hear from a couple, Terry and Delaine, both veterans, with over 20 years of combined service and a handful of deployments. They share how they got through the difficult transition periods of being deployed and returning home. Also on this episode, social worker Meaghan Lee-Moriarity from the Missoula Vet Center. Meaghan shares stories about other vets who have had similar experiences with transitioning home. She also offers helpful advice for veterans struggling with reintegration who might also be affected by PTSD.

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