#67 DR. TIM JONES: TRAGIC SUICIDES INSPIRE NON PROFIT

Welcome Timothy Jones, MD founder of The Mom & Mitchell Foundation organized in 2021. He knows personally about the profound and devastating effects of mental health disorders on family, friends, and communities. In Tim’s family alone, he has lost his maternal grand mother, his mother, and his son, Mitchell, to suicide. Our conversation goes into the loss of his son and family members to the genesis of his foundation. In his 30 years of medical practice as a plastic surgeon andENT physician, Dr. Jones has experienced first hand the impact of both mental health and physical health, and how they are intertwined in keeping people well. Death from suicide and drug overdoses are rising.The well intentioned treatments for Covid-19 pandemic have led to more mental health disorders as a result of social isolation, job loss, financial insecurity, and loss of friends and family to the virus. Mental health and wellness needs to be a top health priority. Tim started The Mom & Mitchell Foundation to help change the outcomes in the treatments of mental health disorders and diseases. Tim, we deeply appreciate the hard work you are doing and hope this foundation reaches those who need this help far and wide. Please visit their website to contact Tim or others on their staff.  If you are in crisis, dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. They provide free, confidential, 24/7 support.