The Southern Arizona chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
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May 29, 2025
Featured on the May 29th, 2025 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- What is the difference between sympathy and empathy? Meet two members of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Southern Arizona program “Ending the Silence”. It is helping to reduce stigma and build better communication between youth and adults on some difficult topics.
Jayden De La Rosa & Rocio Castellanos from the NAMI program "Ending the Silence" in the AZPM Radio Studio.
AZPM / Zoe Juliano
- Learn what motivated 17-year-old Tucsonan Ranjit Nair to write and illustrate a book about the emotional experiences of teenagers, called “The Weight of Tomorrow”.
VIEW LARGER Ranjit Nair with his book "The Weight of Tomorrow" in the AZPM Radio Studio. Pranav Nair
- And, find out how dogs can get special training to become service animals or support companions. Ability Dogs of Arizona offers more than 50 years of experience in the field, and Tony Paniagua talks with the Arizona executive director, as well as a client who has benefitted from their service.
Eli and their canine companion, Ivy, with Scott Mobley, Ability Dogs of Arizona Executive Director, in the AZPM Radio Studio.
AZPM / Sophia Hammer
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