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Covering Your Health: Teen Mental Health advocacy with 'American Idol' Abi Carter

Health Care and Community News

For Immediate Release 

Source: IEHP

 

Contact: Inland Empire Health Plan 

Kristina Hernandez, Media & Public Relations Strategist

909-552-0509 | kristina.hernandez@iehp.org

Inland Empire Health Plan and iHeartRadio’s Covering Your Health podcast welcomes “American Idol” Abi Carter to the iHeart Riverside studios for a 30-minute chat with host Evelyn Erives.

 

The conversation covers a range of topics, including Carter’s upbringing in the city of Indio, how she was discovered by “Idol” producers to audition for the show, and her recent mental health awareness partnership with the Rancho Cucamonga-based health plan.

 

“I remember feeling that I couldn’t talk to people I know because I didn’t want to bother them. I didn’t want to weigh them down,” she shared during the episode, which launched Dec. 2. “I found that in talking to a therapist, somebody who is a professional in being able to compartmentalize their own feelings about a person, they are just so helpful because they can see things objectively and are just there to talk with you.”

 

Carter’s full episode is available for download through the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also view the conversation below.

About IEHP

With a mission to heal and inspire the human spirit, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is one of the top 10 largest Medicaid health plans, the largest not-for-profit Medicare-Medicaid public health plan in the country, and for the third year in a row, certified as A Great Place To Work®. In its 27th year, IEHP supports more than 1.5 million Riverside and San Bernardino County residents enrolled in Medicaid or IEHP DualChoice (those with both Medi-Cal and Medicare). Today, IEHP has a growing network of nearly 6,800 providers and more than 3,000 team members who are fully committed to the vision: We will not rest until our communities enjoy optimal care and vibrant health. To learn more, go to iehp.org.