Eric Litwiller
host, Mental Health MattersEric Litwiller moved to Kansas in late 2010 at the urging of family already in the area, and has served the south central Kansas community through his work at Mental Health Association since September of 2017. As Director of Development and Communications, he is charged with seeking the private investment required to raise awareness of the scope of mental health concerns throughout the region in an effort to eliminate the unfair stigma associated with mental illness. Outside of work, Eric sits on several non-profit Boards, enjoys woodworking, and farms his land west of Newton.
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Commentator Eric Litwiller says access to mental health care is important for minority populations.
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Commentator Eric Litwiller says sleep is more important than you think.
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The family of eight mental illnesses grouped under the eating disorder classification is statistically the second most deadly type of mental illness, costing not only one life every 52 minutes, but also significant costs to their community.
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Being a mentor reinforces the fact that we are admired and looked-up to, and that there are those who aspire to make more of themselves both for their families and their community, building on the foundation that we have provided.
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Mental health researchers are constantly looking for new ways of offering hope to those living with treatment-resistant depression. And some of those options have become available right here in Wichita in the last few years. One of the most promising is Spravato.
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Senior isolation has been linked to anxiety and depression, not to mention high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, Alzheimer’s, weakened immune systems, and general cognitive decline.
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An estimated 195,000 people are employed within the city limits of Wichita. And combined, those people – myself included – are costing their employers nearly $1.4 billion dollars in lost productivity due to untreated mental illness every year.
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Behavioral changes which are met with silence and indifference reinforce to the person exhibiting those changes that they are alone in their struggle, and that isolation is the primary enemy of good mental health.
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More than two hours a day in front of a screen has been linked to childhood obesity, behavioral problems, impaired academic performance, and more.
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Much has been made of the efforts in Wichita to address homelessness as a part of the renewed effort toward mental health. But while all thumbs are fingers, not all fingers are thumbs.