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Raising Healthy & Future-Focused Young Men in a World of Challenge - Alonzo AJ Jones

December 16, 2021 • notMYkid • Season 3 • Episode 3

Author, keynote speaker, and father Alonzo "AJ" Jones joins us for a powerful conversation on the challenges and temptations faced by young men in our society, and the ways the adults in their lives can prepare them to make healthy, responsible, and future-focused decisions to set themselves up for success. We discuss AJ's book "45: The Warrior Class" as well as AJ's experience growing up biracial, his keynote speaking topics, and his work instructing and guiding young people.

Links mentioned on the show:

AJ's speaker page: https://campuspeak.com/speaker/alonzo-jones/

AJ's book : https://www.blurb.com/b/8491402-45-the-warrior-class-college-men-students-and-stud

AJ's Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/alonzoajjones

AJ's TedX talk on "The Situational Identity Matrix":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzMfdUaOnQY

AJ's YouTube Channel - J4 Conversations (2 Fathers, 2 Sons):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrvVKrf7hdob0B5SsGWnxug

Behavioral/mental health resources:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255

Crisis Text Line: Text "Listen" to 741741

Community Information and Referral Services: Dial 211 or visit 211.org

SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Locator: https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

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