12/23/2025
💙 No veteran should ever feel alone. 🇺🇸
Hosted by Cole Werner from Baldwin Priesmeyer Flag Company and Shelia Schneider from The Kaufman Fund - We sit down with Laura Russell-Ricci, a VA social worker at VA St. Louis Health Care System, for an honest and meaningful conversation about mental health support and su***de prevention resources available to veterans.
🧠✨ Laura shares valuable insight into the different support channels veterans can access, highlights the importance of seeking help early, and helps break down the stigmas that too often silence conversations around mental health. We talk openly about why asking for help is not a weakness but a powerful act of strength.
📞 Throughout the episode, Laura also provides a practical guide to key phone resources veterans can turn to in different situations, offering clarity, reassurance, and hope for those navigating mental health challenges, or supporting someone who is.
👨👩👧👦 This episode is a must-watch for veterans, military families, and anyone who wants to better understand how to support those who have served. Together, we can normalize these conversations, spread awareness, and remind every veteran that help is available and they are not alone.
🤍 Please watch, share, and help us reach those who may need this message today.
https://youtu.be/BbXUTxLOkKY
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Veterans: you are not alone, and help is closer than you think.In this episode, we sit down with Laura Russell-Ricci, a VA social worker at the VA of St. Lou...