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The Stepping In It Podcast with Renee Schulte & Jason Haglund — 160 episodes
156. Are You Getting the Most from Your Consultants? How to Turn Expertise into Action
155. Why Every Family Needs a Caregiving Plan Before It's Too Late: With Raymond Lavine
154. Have We Forgotten How to Meet? The Cost of Bad Meetings
153. Summer Self-Care: Why Taking Time Off Is Good for Your Health, Career, and Community
152. Culture, Connection, and Care: Lessons from the Indiana Rural Health Conference
151. Hoarding, Inheritance, and the Great Wealth Transfer: When “Stuff” Becomes the Legacy
150. Dakota Conference on Rural Health: When Innovation Meets Reality
149. On the Road Again: Lessons, Innovations, and Acronym Soup from the Arizona Rural Health Conference
148. Building Belonging: Designing Spaces for Connection and Care
147. From Farm Policy to Mental Health: How a Legislative Ag Summit Bridges the Gap
146. Rural Realities Series: Culture of Resilience: From the NARMH Conference (Anchorage)
145. Mental Health First Aid & Workplace Wellness: What Every Community Needs to Know
144. Breaking Resistance: Implementation Science, Leadership & Change from New Orleans
143. Community Is Not a Place: Rethinking Connection in Rural America
142. Colorado Rural Health Conference Live: What We’re Learning About 988, Rural Access, and System Change
141. How to Conference Successfully (Without Wasting Your Time or Energy)
140. 911 Meets 988: Reimagining Crisis Response Through Alignment, Data, and Action
139. Let’s Talk Rural: Mental Health, Agriculture, and the Truth About Rural Resilience with Lauren Van Ewyk and Bridgette Readel
138. Where the Money Is: How to Fund Behavioral Health Innovation & Technical Support
137. Advocacy Through Experience: Storytelling, Systems, and Supporting Families with Paula Yost
136. Peer Support Series: Peer Ambassadors vs. Peer Support — What’s the Difference?
135. Peer Support in Rural America: Combating Isolation Through Community
134. Peer Support Defined: Understanding the Many Forms of Peer Support in Rural Communities
133. The Workforce Within Series: Managing the Hard Stuff: Self-Care When Life Feels Heavy
132. The Workforce Within Series: The Workforce Behind the Line: Crisis Teams, Stress, and Sustainability
131. The Workforce Within Series: The Workforce Crisis: Peer Support, Burnout, and Innovation
130. On the Ground Impact Series: Is “No Wrong Door” Even Possible in Rural Communities?
129. On the Ground Impact Series: How Do You Change Systems Without the Pain?
128. On the Ground Impact Series: Behind the Scenes of Care Collaboration
127. On the Ground Impact Series: Naming the Barriers to Behavioral Health System Change
126. On the Ground Impact Series: What We’re Seeing, Hearing, and Learning Across the Midwest
125. Coaching & Innovation in the Rural Midwest: Rethinking Mental Health Support
124. Live from Houston: Rethinking Behavioral Health Through Data, Economics, and Real-World Impact
123. Goal Setting in the New Year: The Why, the Science, and the Strategy
122. 2025 Year in Review: Oh What Fun It Has Been
121. On the Road: Conferences & State Shake-ups Pt 3 - Ep 96
120. On the Road: Conferences & State Shake-ups Pt 2 - Ep 95
119. On the Road: Conferences & State Shake-ups Pt 1 - Ep 91
118. Breaking Silos & Building Solutions: Insights from the Louisiana Rural Health Conference
117. The Power of Gratitude: How Small Shifts Create Big Change
116. Beyond Awareness: How NAMI’s Provider Program is Changing Behavioral Health
115. Live from Wisconsin: Recovery Systems, Workforce Strain, and Rural Solutions
114. The Solutions are in the Systems: Behavioral Healthcare is Healthcare
113. Scary – The Top 10 Scariest Issues Facing Behavioral Health in 2025
112. Vicarious Trauma: Understanding the Hidden Impact of Bearing Others’ Stories
111. Live from Missouri – Drones, Tech, and AI at the Rural Mental Health Conference
110. Live from TORCH: Mental Health Funding, Medicaid Cuts, and Rural Healthcare Realities
109. Boosting Compliance Through Coaching: A Conversation with Jerry Fu
108. The LandLogic Model: Bridging Gaps in Farmer Mental Health with Kaila Anderson
107. Building Rural Behavioral Health Solutions Interview with Kimberly Johnson
106. Ohio Rural Health Conference Recap: Telehealth, Policy Gaps, and Coaching Lessons
105. Rural Realities: Crisis Care, Community, and New Mexico’s Model with Dr. Jess Spohn
104. From Ticks to Tech: How AI Is Transforming Rural Healthcare
103. Arizona, Advocacy, and System Gaps: A Behavioral Health Deep Dive
102. Adapting to Change: Managing the Chaos of Constant Transformation
101. What Matters Most: Building Age-Friendly Health Systems
100. Rainstorms & Real Talk: Behind the Scenes of 100 Episodes
99. Managing the Hard Stuff: Self-Care When Life Feels Heavy
98. Building Belonging: Designing Spaces for Connection and Care
97. Checking In: North Dakota’s Behavioral Health Shake-Up
96. Live from the Hoosier State: Justice Reform, CMA Fest, and TikTok Docs
95. Live from Arizona: Rural Realities, System Shifts, and the Quest for Access
94. When Systems Collide: Behavioral Health & Juvenile Justice with Nina Richtman
93. Live from Atlanta: Parole, Mental Health, and the Push for Prevention
92. Living with Mental Illness: Real Life, Real Policy, Real Peer Support
91. Culture of Resilience: From the National Association of Rural Mental Health Conference in Anchorage
90. Back to the Basics: Leading Through the Storm
89. What If We Just... Didn’t? Defunding Mental Health in America
88. Montana Medicine: Behavioral Health, Bottlenecks & Big Sky Policy
87. Corn, Collaboration & Change: Nebraska’s Mental Health Policy Push with Amanda McGill & James Bowers
86. Still Planting, Still Hauling: Engaging Families in Crisis Care at the Hospital
85. Fixing What’s Broken: Preventing Hospital Workplace Violence Through Training (Part 4 of 4)
84. Hospitals as Community Conveners: Building Networks for Better Care (Part 3 of 4)
83. Emergency Departments: The Unintended Frontline for Pediatric Behavioral Health (Part 2 of 4)
82. Crisis in the ER: The Behavioral Health Bottleneck (Part 1 of 4)
Best of Series: Workplace & Systemic Mental Health Solutions Episode 3
Best of Series: Workplace & Systemic Mental Health Solutions Episode 2
Best of Series: Workplace & Systemic Mental Health Solutions Episode 1
81. Legislative Priorities for Mental Health Counselors with Courtney Ackerson
80. From Farm Policy to Mental Health: How a Legislative Ag Summit Bridges the Gap
79. Rates: Beyond the Dollar Signs – What’s the Real Issue?
78. Administrative Service Organizations: What They Are and What’s Changing
77. Barriers to Evidence-Based Therapy: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Real-World Practice
76. Mental Health Legislative Priorities for 2025: What’s on the Agenda?
75. A Conversation on Nebraska Mental Health with Annette Dubas
74. Rural Policy Partners: Looking Ahead to 2025 and Tackling Hot Topics
73. Set Up to Lose: How to Bomb Strategic Planning in 2025
72. On the Road in Bowling Green: What is a Community Health Care Worker?
71. Building Bridges: Jill Barr on Behavioral Health Collaboration in Clay County
70. On the Road in Bowling Green, KY! Self-Care for the Holidays
69. Jason’s on the Road: Maryland Rural Mental Health Conference
68. Drug Use in the Workplace: Prevention and Policies to Protect Your Workforce
67. Vicarious Trauma in the Workplace: Caring for Employees and Ourselves
66. Workplace Training and Education: How Do I Choose?
65. Workplace Series Kickoff: Why Mental Health Matters at Work
64. VitAL Alabama Conference Recap with NARMH: Addressing Rural Mental Health in Tuscaloosa
63. Johnny Manziel: Be Careful What You Wish For in Tuscaloosa, AL
62. Substance Use: Cannabis, Psychedelics, and Vaping – Is It Safer?
61. Substance Use: Alcohol and Rural America
60. Substance Use: Opioids, Fentanyl, and Prescription Drug Abuse
59. Substance Use: Understanding ASAM Levels of Care
58. Substance Use Medications: Good or Bad?
57. Champaign Conversations: Insights from the Illinois Rural Health Conference - Part 2
56. National Recovery Month - Recorded on the Road in Champaign, IL
55. Substance Use Series: Overview of the Data
54. Mental Health First Aid and HR with Megan Hammes
53. Competency to Stand Trial: Understanding the Process
52. The Process of Civil Commitment: Navigating the Legal Landscape
51. One Year Anniversary of Stepping in It: The Best of Our Journey
50. The Best of RPP Out and About - Conference Circuits (Part 2)
49. The Summer Best of RPP Out and About (Part 1)
48. Strategic Planning Series: Project Implementation
47. Strategic Planning Series: Getting Started
46. Strategic Planning Series - Measuring Success with Molly Mariss
45. Strategic Planning Series Kickoff: Clarity, Goals, and Growth
44. Innovative Telemedicine Partnerships: Solutions for the Healthcare Workforce
43. Navigating the Post-Pandemic Healthcare Landscape: Addressing Workforce Challenges
42. Breaking Down Barriers: Advocating for Mental Health Reform with Leslie Carpenter
41. Heartland Spirits: Unveiling Rural America's Substance Use Shifts
40. Cultivating Self-Awareness and Thriving Through Change with Barb Ranck
39. Navigating Mental Health Challenges in the Post-Pandemic Workplace
38. Behind Bars: The Role of Jails in Behavioral Healthcare
37. Navigating Children's Mental Health: Understanding the System
36. Navigating Acute Care: Insights into State Hospitals & Mental Health Institutes
35. Exploring Residential Services: A Multifaceted Landscape
34. What is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center?
33. When Inpatient Isn’t an Option. Where to Stay in a Crisis
32. Making Sense of Crisis Services: A Complete Overview
31. Optimal Outpatient Care: Navigating Best Practices
30. What is a Mental Health System: 30,000 Foot View
29. Part 3 Missing Links: Lack of Cooperation
28. Part 2 Missing Links: Lack of Collaboration
27. The Missing links: Lack of communication, collaboration and cooperation
26. Counting Beds. When is a Mental Health Bed, Not a Bed?
25. When Mental Health Care Is Health Care
24. Winter blues: When It’s More Than The Blahs
23. Social Isolation: Baby It’s Cold Outside
22. Holiday Hangovers and Mental Health: The Case for Going Dry in January
21. Setting Workplace Goals? How To Be Successful
20. Goal Setting For The New Year: New Year New You?
19. Declutter Your Mind: Confronting the Impact of Clutter on Mental Health
18. Beyond Material Gifts: The Power of Time and Experiences in Reducing Holiday Stress
17. Avoiding Caregiver Burnout: Strategies for a Healthy Holiday Season
16. Combat Holiday Blues: Self-Care Strategies for a Happy Season
15. The Power of Gratitude: Transforming Your Life
14. Celebrating National Rural Health Day: The Heart of Rural Healthcare
13. Honoring Our Veterans By Getting Them The Mental Health Support They Need
12. Halloween Special: Scary System Trends
11. Exploring the Power of Crisis Stabilization Services
10. Mobile Crisis Response: How It Should Work
9. Addressing Disparities in Behavioral Health Access
8. Empowering Employees: Unleashing the Potential of EAPs for Mental Wellness
7. Exploring Innovative Strategies for Delivering Behavioral Health Care
6. Creating a Coordinated Mental Health System for Better Access and Care
5. Celebrating Recovery: Honoring Those Overcoming Addiction and Mental Health in National Recovery Month
4. Uncovering the Hidden Struggles: Navigating Mental Health Resources in Rural Areas
3. Beyond the Pandemic: Rebuilding Connections in Rural Communities
2. Revolutionizing Rural Behavioral Health: Unveiling the Work of Rural Policy Partners
1. From Stigma to Solutions: Shifting the Conversation on Behavioral Health
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