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This is the Panhandle

Apr 12, 2024

Since the historic fires raged across our area, Hemphill County Judge Lisa Johnson has been right on the frontline of the disaster. She recently sat down with us to discuss the inside perspective. In the episode, she shares the behind-the-scenes workings of the largest fire in Texas history and how she worked to keep...


Jun 5, 2022

This week we sit down with Mary Coyne with Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance.  She shares what PBHA is working on, what the data is showing, and how to increase mental health access in this Texas Panhandle.

 

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May 29, 2022

This week, we sit down with Dr. Amy Stark, Texas Tech Physicians Psychiatrist. Dr. Stark talks about how substance abuse can be detrimental to mental health.  Her goal is to break down the stereotypes regarding substance abuse.   

  

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May 22, 2022

This week, we sit down with Bobby Medford, a Licensed Professional Counselor with the Dallam-Hartley Counties Hospital District.  Bobby talks about meeting the mental health needs in a rural setting.  He shares how seniors have fared through the Covid 19 Pandemic and how they have settled into a new normal that can...


May 15, 2022

This week, we continue our mental health focus by talking with Family Support Services’, Jim Womack.  Jim talks about how FSS is meeting the heightened demands for mental health services since the start of the covid 19 pandemic.  He shares how FSS began using telehealth services to meet the needs in the top 26...