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<v Speaker 2>goold ir a dot com. Excited to have a guest

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<v Speaker 2>in the studio, Phyllis Errands with Empire Mental Health Support.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for joining me.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate it morning time. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and I'll tell you it's been really fun. We've

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<v Speaker 2>been chatting a little bit about the organization and this

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<v Speaker 2>is five years you've been around, yep. And let's talk

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<v Speaker 2>before we talk about the fun event that's coming up.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's talk about what you guys do, because I think

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<v Speaker 2>this is fascinating.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, I'll give you the cliff notes version.

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<v Speaker 2>There you go.

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<v Speaker 1>We have support groups four times a week for people

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<v Speaker 1>who live with a mental illness, and then one on

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday evening for family members. That's one of the main

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<v Speaker 1>reasons we got going is people need to, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>talk to somebody who really understands who walks the walk.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of public education. I go around and say,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, no one said the body only gets sick

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<v Speaker 1>from the shoulders down, the head is connected to the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of the body. And also no one grows up saying,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, my life's goal is to live with a

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<v Speaker 1>serious mental illness. Absolutely no, it's not a choice, no,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's not the parent's fault that it happened. So

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of education so that people understand better and

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<v Speaker 1>don't feel like, you know, if you hear someone has

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<v Speaker 1>mental illness, they're going to do something horrible. And advocacy.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been a big advocate for decades. We really have

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<v Speaker 1>been doing some real good work with law enforcement. We

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<v Speaker 1>participate in the forty hour class that is offered called

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<v Speaker 1>Crisis Intervention Team Training, helping law enforcement officers understand how

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<v Speaker 1>to interact differently if they come upon someone having a

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<v Speaker 1>mental health crisis and so they don't escalate the system

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<v Speaker 1>or a situation and have to get them in jail.

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<v Speaker 1>We provide like a panel presentation of people with lived

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<v Speaker 1>experience with the consumers and the family members, and then

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<v Speaker 1>I get to evaluate also on Thursday their interactions as

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<v Speaker 1>there's some role playing going on, and word has gotten

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<v Speaker 1>out that we do these things. So the Minnihawk County

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<v Speaker 1>Jail has just completed two sessions of training correctional officers

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<v Speaker 1>on how to work with it. And then we do

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<v Speaker 1>some panel presentations at Southeast Tech and at Augie, and

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<v Speaker 1>we do some you know to help again keep people

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<v Speaker 1>living successfully in the community. So support education advocacy. I

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<v Speaker 1>can go on longer, but we don't have all day. No.

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate it, and again Empire Mental Health Support. And

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<v Speaker 2>the reason I wanted to make sure we let you

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<v Speaker 2>know who they are and what they do is because

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<v Speaker 2>now here's the chance for you to come out and

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<v Speaker 2>support them and be a part of that in a

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<v Speaker 2>fun way. We've got Dancing with the Soup Fall Stars

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<v Speaker 2>on Saturday night. It's going to be here before you

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<v Speaker 2>know it. Where will this event be held.

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<v Speaker 1>It is held at the District. The doors open at

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<v Speaker 1>six and we're done around nine nine thirty. You can

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<v Speaker 1>get tickets at Dancing with Thesoup Fallstars dot org. We

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<v Speaker 1>do have some still available. Last year we sold out,

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<v Speaker 1>so don't don't hang on. But I tell everybody it's

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<v Speaker 1>the night of my dreams. My husband and I took

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<v Speaker 1>ballroom dance lessons and so of course we watched Dancing

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<v Speaker 1>with the Stars on TV and I was fortunate enough

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<v Speaker 1>to find the event company who knows how to put

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<v Speaker 1>on events like this, and so yeah, so we have

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<v Speaker 1>six local celebrities who are been practicing with six professional

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<v Speaker 1>dancers for weeks now to absolutely stun you. People who

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<v Speaker 1>have attended in the past you run into them six, eight,

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<v Speaker 1>nine months later and they're like, what are you doing

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<v Speaker 1>dancing with the stars again? Because that was so cool?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, and again it's dancing with the Sue Fall Stars.

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<v Speaker 2>So this is the local version, ye, And you'll get

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to go and participate in a really fun

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<v Speaker 2>event where you're helping raise money for great organizations.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, yes, you know. It is a fun fundraiser. It

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<v Speaker 1>is the way we keep our lights on. We're all

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<v Speaker 1>we're entirely volunteer run organization.

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<v Speaker 2>So I love that. Well. I love what you're doing.

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<v Speaker 2>And you've got just the kindest heart, just the sweetest

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<v Speaker 2>lady that I've ever talked to. When you talk about

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<v Speaker 2>all of the things that you've done in the past,

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<v Speaker 2>just all this passion that comes through, and I can

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<v Speaker 2>tell that you're really passionate about.

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<v Speaker 1>What you do. I am, I am. I want to

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<v Speaker 1>leave the sux Falls area a better place for people

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<v Speaker 1>who live with mental illness.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that. And you've got many years of doing this.

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<v Speaker 2>How long have you been in this industry?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, let's see twenty five maybe.

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<v Speaker 2>And again so when you hear well this Empire Mental

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<v Speaker 2>Health Supports five years old. Well, it's built on a

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<v Speaker 2>very nice strong foundations. It is yep, and you got

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<v Speaker 2>a whole team of people that know what they're doing.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, everyone involved is passionate and so you know

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<v Speaker 1>it makes it work.

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<v Speaker 2>Very nice. Thank you for doing what you do.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you John.

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<v Speaker 2>If you'd like to learn more about their organization, the

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<v Speaker 2>website is Empire Mentalhealth Support dot org. And then once

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<v Speaker 2>again the website for the Sue Fall Stars.

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<v Speaker 1>Dancing with the Soup Fallstars dot org.

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<v Speaker 2>Very nice and I'm gonna make it easy. I'm gonna

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