On WestSouthwest, helping ex-offenders get back into society and an advocate for mental health awareness and suicide prevention.
WMUK's Earlene talks with the Director of Western Michigan University's Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations Tim Ready and Director of Restore Ministries Marcus Collins. They discuss the challenges facing ex-offenders and programs offering assistance after they have been released from prison.
The featured speaker for this year's "Respecting Differences" program in Kalamazoo Kevin Hines tried to commit suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge when he was 19. Gordon Evans talks with Hines, who is now an advocate for mental health awareness and suicide prevention.
