Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) #3334

Tonight's special guest is Wendell Fields from Tuskegee, Georgia. Wendell is a survivor of various abuses. They include sexual, physical, and psychological abuse. He has overcome the odds of being born 2 pounds and 10 ounces and labeled as being developmentally disabled. With this mindset of being confused, rejected, not being good enough, self-hatred, and distrust of the world around him, in 2008, Wendell attempted to take his life through the use of suicide. Although these circumstances and hardships occurred, he has also overcome the odds of the trauma of sexual abuse, being bullied, the misuse of alcohol, and the stigma of being diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Wendell now uses his experience to help educate, advocate, and connect people to community support and resources. He is a Board-Certified Christian Counselor and Certified Christian Life Coach with the National Association of Christian Counselors. He is a National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Georgia Board of Directors and is the appointed Representative of Georgia to the NAMI National Peer Leadership Council. He is one of the crew of the multi-award-winning film and documentary, Suicide The Ripple Effect. He is a bestselling coauthor of the book There Is No Health Without Mental Health, Men and Mental Health, Let’s Talk About It. He is an international speaker on mental health topics. Lastly, he is the President and CEO of Wendell Fields Enterprise LLC.. ~~ Contact Information: wendell_fields@yahoo.com or www.wendellfields.com ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org website.