My son called me back and we did talk about different things going on inside the prison.

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I am adding some information I think everyone should know.

https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/documents/Offender_Orientation_Handbook_English.pdf

https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/documents/cid/Disciplinary_Rules_and_Procedures_for_Offenders_English.pdf

https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.501.htm

https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/documents/PREA_SPP_Report_2022.pdf

I did this episode with my son who is in prison. It is a long episode and covered quite a bit including mental health/substance abuse to other issues within the prison system.

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Resources https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/Divisions/cmhc/docs/cmhc_policy_manual/F-48.01.pdf

https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=37&pt=11&ch=343&rl=498

https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/offender_info/enhanced_heat_protocols.html

Harm reduction and what it is. Here is the information I used in this episode https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/harm-reduction

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Here are the resources for this podcast:

The National Institute of Mental Health: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/caring-for-your-mental-health

https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/myths-and-facts#

Safety Plan

https://988lifeline.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Brown_StanleySafetyPlanTemplate1.pdf

Our email insideourbrain@yahoo.com

#mentalhealth #safetyplan #caring #conversationnotstigma

We love to laugh and took another break from our normal podcast. It is my son and I having a normal conversation, then realized after recording, we couldn't stay on track LOL

#mentalhealth #substanceuse #normalconversation

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We just had a normal conversation today

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or

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Here is our email address insideourbrain@yahoo.com or insideourbrains2@gmail.com

Here are the resources I was talking about in the podcast.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324417#:~:text=The%204-7-8%20breathing,Pranayama%20is%20common%20in%20yoga.

https://americanaddictioncenters.org/adult-addiction-treatment-programs/signs-of-relapse

https://www.gatewayfoundation.org/addiction-blog/is-relapse-part-of-recovery/

Here are the PDF's of the Recovery Plans

https://addictionoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/relapse-prevention-plan-template.pdf

https://aims.uw.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/RelapsePreventionPlan_generic.pdf

https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/mental-health-maintenance-plan

https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/relapse-prevention-plan-2

Here are the resources I used during the podcast:

https://positivepsychology.com/coping/

https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheet/healthy-unhealthy-coping-strategies

https://www.akronchildrens.org/files/1236652/file/ach-99-healthy-coping-skills.pdf

Here is the email: insideourbrains2@gmail.com or insideourbrain@yahoo.com

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