OUR VIDEOS

This is my NamiCon2024 presentation titled "Access in Mental Health Deserts". My presentation was about bring mental health care to areas considered "Deserts": areas where quality health care options aren't available within a community. The event was held in Denver, Co from June 4th - June 6th. #mentalhealth 0:00 Introduction 1:43 - My Lived Experience 3:45 - Coping Skills in Mental Health Deserts 6:15 - Mental Health Survey 9:32 - Mental Health Survey Results 13:28 - Identifying The Issues 16:54 - Thinking Outside The Box 17:50 - Bringing Water To The Desert 20:48 - People Are Getting Hydrated 21:45 - Who Is Your Lifesaver 23:48 - Bringing Mental Health Care To The Desert 30:46 - Knowing When, Where To Advocate 34:20 - Where Can We Think Collectively? 37:43 - Steps To Bring Access To Mental Health Deserts 39:29 - Q&A Session About Me: www.dkendrickjr.com

Here I am conversing with the editor of Cavalry, D.H. Bonner. We talked about what motivated me to write the book, who I am today, and my work in mental health. 0:00 - Intro 0:22 - Introduction by DH Bonner 1:40 - David introducing himself 3:30 - How did you shift from military service to mental health advocacy? 4:46 - How important is mental health in the workplace? 7:32 - Why do you think some people don't advocate for themselves? 10:03 - Tell us about your story and how it transformed you into who you are? 12:40 - What happened that caused you to leave the military? 18:10 - How did you manage your mental state after your injury? 24:02 - Coping skills 27:20 - Information about Nami - National Alliance on Mental Illness (www.nami.org) 30:25 - Sharing a word of wisdom You can purchase Cavalry on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Cavalry-Soldiers-David-Kendrick-Jr/dp/B08XY43PRS

It took a lot of healing for me to find the person for me. For all veterans, living with PTSD can be very challenging. Earlier this year I met a wonderful woman on FB Dating (thanks Mark!) and we built a great bond. After a suicide attempt in 2010 and a vasectomy early in my life, I was prepared to live life alone. As my healing progressed I tried to adopt, but the need in Atlanta was for people to adopt teenagers. So I gave dating one last shot and built a wonderful relationship with a woman. I want to give my fellow veterans hope, and show America that mental health recovery is real. This is our American love story. 0:00 - Telling My Story 2:00 - Showing My Proposal Outfit 2:20 - Haircut 2:28 - Showing Outfit/Prep Talk 4:09 - In the airport 4:55 - Off to Detroit 5:19 - After talking to dad 5:33 - Riding Around Detroit 6:02 - Watching "8 mile" 6:11 - Free Weed 6:20 - Taking In Detroit during Thanksgiving Day Parade 6:30 - Parade Float 7:06 - Watching Lions Play 7:20 - Getting my outfit graded 8:08 - Vibing to Jeezy in the car 8:19 - The proposal 12:35 - Ending/My message to veterans For more about me: www.dkendrickjr.com https://www.amazon.com/Cavalry-Soldiers-David-Kendrick-Jr/dp/B08XY43PRS For Mental Health Resources: www.Nami.org

I sit on the speaker's board for an organization called @SourceAmerica. They provide employment opportunities for people with opportunities. I gave a speech earlier this year to a group of Air Force contractors. I was offered tickets to the Bills home openers vs the Raiders. I share some of the game experience and talk about why this is a special moment for me and my dad. 0:00 - Life before the military 0:27 - Being Offered Bills Tickets 1:31 - Getting Gear For Game 1:49 - Rochester, Ny Skyline 3:24 - Telling Dad About The Game 4:13 - Dad Putting on Jersey 4:46 - Arriving in Orchard Park 6:25 - Halftime Check In 6:32 - "Let's Go Buffalo" Chant 6:44 - INT reversed after penalty 6:57 - Goal Line 7:54 - Bills Win 8:10 - Outside stadium after win 8:25 - Talking About June 17th 2007 For Information About Source America Please Visit: https://www.sourceamerica.org/ For More Information About Me: My Website: www.dkendrickjr.com My Book: https://www.amazon.com/Cavalry-Soldiers-David-Kendrick-Jr/dp/B08XY43PRS

August 7th is Purple Heart Day. In this video, I talk about the history of the Purple Heart and share the story of how I earned my Purple Heart. About Me: My Website: www.dkendrickjr.com My Book Cavalry on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Cavalry-Soldiers-David-Kendrick-Jr/dp/B08XY43PRS Twitter: https://twitter.com/dkendrickjr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-kendrick-jr-ab6921241/

This is a speech that I gave in Washington, DC to a crowd of Air Force Contracting specialists. SourceAmerica is a U.S. nonprofit agency, located in Vienna, Virginia, that creates employment opportunities for people with disabilities through its national network of affiliated nonprofit agencies. 0:00 :39 - Introduction, Life before the military 3:38 - Joining the Army 5:10 - Private David Kendrick 6:06 - Going to Iraq 9:08 - My Injury 14:12 - Struggling After Injury 16:02 - Returning Home 19:43 - Getting Help After Returning Home 20:43 - Being Introduced to SourceAmerica 24:40 - Gaining Civilian Skills 26:10 - Who I am Now 30:50 - Q&A & Interacting With Crowd After Speech More About Me: Website: www.dkendrickjr.com My Book Cavalry: https://www.amazon.com/Cavalry-Soldiers-David-Kendrick-Jr/dp/B08XY43PRS

As a speaker, your introduction is very important. It grabs people's attention right away and tells the audience why they should be paying attention to you and not their phone. This is an introduction for a #mentalhealth event for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness).

This is a #mentalhealth presentation at NamiCon, the annual conference for NAMI - The National Association on Mental Illness. In this presentation, I describe some of the #ptsd symptoms that veterans face. 0:00 - Intro 1:45 - What is PTSD 6:11 - Stressors that veterans face 8:53 - My personal PTSD symptom 13:55 - Alcohol and PTSD 16:35 - When PTSD becomes violent 19:55 - Nightmares 23:35 - Veteran in Atlanta involved in a mass shooting 25:03 - Supporting the veteran 29:00 - Questions Nami: https://www.nami.org/Home About Me: Website: www.dkendrickjr.com My Book Cavalry: https://www.amazon.com/Cavalry-Soldiers-David-Kendrick-Jr/dp/B08XY43PRS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dkendrickjr87/

This is an old #mentalhealth conversation that I found on my computer with a great company called Unqork.