Grounding in Hope

A roundtable discussion about mental health, faith, hope, and the power of community

Hosted by Silver Hill Hospital in collaboration with the New Canaan Community Baptist Church

Podcast: Silver Hill, Human Services on the New Canaan Urgent Assessment Program [Part 2 of 2]

This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Dr. Andrew Gerber, president and medical director of Silver Hill Hospital, and Bethany Zaro, director of New Canaan’s Department of Human Services, about their partnership in developing and operating the Urgent Assessment Program. This is the second of a two-part series that focuses on mental health. The first part, an interview with Silver Hill and the Town Players of New Canaan about an upcoming production of “Ordinary People,” can be found here. 

Here are recent episodes:

Podcast: Talking ‘Ordinary People’ with the Town Players, Silver Hill [Part 1 of 2]

This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Deborah Burke, director of an upcoming Town Players of New Canaan production of “Ordinary People,” as well as Dr. Michael Groat, chief clinical officer at Silver Hill Hospital, about how their organizations are working together on a very unique and important show. Here are recent episodes:

Podcast: Susannah Lewis and Jazmin Maldonado of Silver Hill Hospital

This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to two people who work at Silver Hill Hospital—Jazmin Maldonado, a senior clinician in the residential outreach program, and Director of Community Relations Susannah Lewis—about a rise in behavioral health issues, including anxiety and depression, especially among girls during the pandemic. We also talk specifically about what’s been involved in training “mentors” among the staff and volunteers who run programs for LiveGirl, a locally based nonprofit organization whose founder, Sheri West, was our podcast interviewee last week. Here are recent episodes of 0684-Radi0:

Podcast: LiveGirl Founder Sheri West

This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to New Canaan’s Sheri West, founder of LiveGirl, about the nonprofit organization’s efforts to address a growing mental health crisis among young people and especially girls. An important part of LiveGirl’s plan includes a new partnership with Silver Hill Hospital to help train mentors. We plan to interview Silver Hill for next week’s podcast. Here are recent episodes of 0684-Radi0: