Feedback with Abby Bonell

• Kate Dischino, VP of emergency programs and Americares preparedness discussed response and recovery programs in the U.S. and around the world related to wildfires, hurricanes and other natural disasters. Dischino is responsible for deploying emergency response teams, coordinating large scale deliveries of medicines and relief supplies and implementing recovery programs that restore health services for disaster survivors. She talked about the Bob Cat Fire in California as well as the Oregon and Washington wildfires with a focus on victims needs and how people can help. • Shari Sinwelski, Vice President of National Networks, Vibrant Emotional Health and Deputy Director, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, where she oversees networks operations, standards, training and practices for its network of 165 crisis centers. September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and this year it’s even more important to discuss mental health as both the CDC and WHO have stated that our mental health is “languishing” amid the COVID-19 pandemic and issued warnings about its possible effects on suicidal behaviors. Sinwelski discussed how people can maintain hope if they are feeling suicidal and where they can get help. • Hosted by: iHeartMedia's Ryan Gorman

•Q104.3’s Shelli Sonstein guest hosts a 9/11 iHeartCommunities public affairs special from New York. •Daniel Nigro is the Commissioner of the Fire Department of New York. He discussed how 9/11 is being remembered in 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The FDNY has increased the size of its World Trade Center memorial wall at its Brooklyn headquarters as they prepare to add the names of 27 more members who died of illnesses linked to the toxic air at Ground Zero during the rescue and recovery efforts. •Stephen Siller is the CEO and President of the Frank Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation. The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s mission is to honor the sacrifice of FDNY Firefighter Stephen Siller, who laid down his life to save others on September 11, 2001. To date, The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has spent over $250 million to honor and support our first responders and their families. Vice President Pence will speak peak at Tunnel to Towers September 11 Memorial Ceremony and be joined by families of 9/11 victims to honor the lives lost in 2001. Siller discussed the foundation and talked about the 2020 Never Forget Virtual Challenge.

•Dr. John Kelly, Director of the Harvard Institute on Recovery: Leading researcher on recovery and very good at explaining the disease and its impact. •Jan Brown (Executive Director of GRI): Jan has worked with many families and can speak to all the signs, the reactions, the challenges and the hope for recovery and how communities can support people in early recovery. She is also in long term recovery from opioid use, a former West Pointer and the first African American to lead a national recovery organization.•Brantley Gilbert (Country Musician): Brantley spoke about his recovery from addiction and his involvement in a song that will benefit the Global Recovery Initiatives Foundation.

•Kang-Xing "KX" Jin is Head of Health at Facebook. His team works on amplifying positive social impact related to health as well as efforts to minimize health misinformation. He discussed Facebook’s involvement in World Mask Week and Facebook’s COVID-19 involvement. •Danielle Ramo, PhD, the Senior Director of Research at Hopelab, discusses college-age youth, loneliness and tech. Colleges and universities are having to figure out how to best serve their students this fall, and Hopelab wants to make sure the mental health of their students is part of their equation. Loneliness was already a massive challenge for Gen Z. COVID-19 has only made that worse.