Prentiss Pemberton
Line One HostPrentiss Pemberton is a longtime host of Line One: Your Health Connection. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Prentiss has lived in Alaska since 1995. He’s a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a co-owner of Coastal Wellness and Counseling. Prentiss has worked in private practice as a therapist for over 20 years, working with individuals, couples and families.
When he’s not hosting radio shows, Prentiss likes to spend time with his children, hunt, fish and ride his bike.
You can reach Prentiss at lineone@alaskapublic.org.
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The label “hoarder” is often thrown around in society as a way to poke fun at someone or to point out excessive clutter. But hoarding is, in fact, a very serious and overwhelming condition that affects somewhere between 10 to 15 million Americans. -
Perhaps the biggest impact from the past year has been on our social lives, as lockdowns and limits on gatherings forced us into isolation. For many single people, this put traditional dating on hold. -
Co-authors and therapists Carol Hughes and Bruce Fredenberg discuss their book, "Home Will Never Be The Same Again," and shares tips and tools to help families navigate later in life separation. -
Racism is beginning to be recognized as a public health crisis that contributes to disparities and inequities in health care experienced by the Black, Indigenous and people of color communities. -
On this program, we'll devote the entire show to listener questions and comments about anything related to mental, behavioral or emotional wellness. -
The symptoms can make living with people with ADHD challenging and leave many parents at a loss for how to deal with their child’s behavior. -
Remote learning, the loss of sports and activities and social isolation have caused an increase in anxiety and depression for children of all ages over the past year. -
Suicide is currently the leading cause of death in Alaska for young people age 12 to 19. Youth suicide prevention advocate Justin Pendergrass shares his journey through abuse, addiction and mental health and how those experiences led him to work on the frontlines of teen suicide prevention. -
The stigma associated with mental health remains one of the biggest barriers to young people seeking effective treatment. Teens involved with Mental Health Advocacy Through Storytelling hope to change this story by sharing their own. -
Like anxiety and depression, mood disorders are among the most common mental health problems, affecting roughly 40% of the population at some point in their lives. Thanks to national efforts to address this major public health issue, some of the stigma associated with having a mental health problem has diminished, resulting in more people seeking treatment. While this is encouraging, there remains one major demographic holdout to those changing attitudes: Men.
