ANNOUNCEMENT

AHP Announces New Podcast “Caring for Caregivers” for Illinois Human Service Workers

AHP announces a new podcast, “Caring for Caregivers: Your Life Support,” focused solely on the emotional health of Illinois human service workers and those caring for others, starting Friday, February 4, 2022. A new episode will drop each Friday through the end of May 2022. The podcast will be available in Apple libraries and Spotify.

Each podcast, moderated by clinical social worker Phil Rainer, will explore what it really means to focus on personal mental health and well-being in the face life challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Featured wellness professionals from Illinois and across the nation will take a deep dive into various coping strategies and how they can be applied in daily life.

We’re all faced with difficult challenges from time to time, and now more than ever there’s a growing movement encouraging us to focus on our own mental health and wellbeing. But what does that look like in real life? This podcast explores the creative strategies caregivers and others use to manage life’s difficult circumstances. There’s something for every kind of caregiver in this podcast.

Phil Rainer, Clinical Social Worker

This podcast is produced by AHP and supported through an Emergency COVID-19 grant to the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

About Us

Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP) creates powerful solutions to improve health and human services systems. By partnering with the federal government, states, municipalities, healthcare systems, and nonprofits, we help people experiencing the greatest disadvantages lead full and productive lives. We are national leaders in training and technical assistance, research and evaluation, publishing, and dedicated consulting. On issues from workforce development to mental health, substance use disorders to housing and homelessness, we help our clients enhance behavioral health care through systems change. AHP was founded nearly 40 years ago to develop solutions for some of the biggest social infrastructure challenges across the nation. Our company has offices in metro Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Find out more at www.ahpnet.com.

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