Dr. Shannon Cubria Farris
@drshannoncf.bsky.social
Dr. Shannon. Mental health first responder. I explain what happens when systems fail and what to do next.
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Why most co-responder programs fail and how to build one that works
A look at how design, leadership and measurement decisions shape whether co-responder programs survive beyond their launch phase
www.police1.com
Most co-responder programs don’t fail because the idea is wrong. They fail because the design is.
New Police1 piece on why programs collapse after launch and what leaders must change to build models that actually endure.
www.police1.com/mental-healt...
#PoliceLeadership #CoResponder
New Police1 piece on why programs collapse after launch and what leaders must change to build models that actually endure.
www.police1.com/mental-healt...
#PoliceLeadership #CoResponder
Some people were told their feelings don’t matter. Others were shown.
Years later: self-doubt, over-explaining, second-guessing.
Sunday with Dr. Shannon:
www.kfvs12.com/video/2026/0...
#SundayWithDrShannon #SelfTrust
Years later: self-doubt, over-explaining, second-guessing.
Sunday with Dr. Shannon:
www.kfvs12.com/video/2026/0...
#SundayWithDrShannon #SelfTrust
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 2/8
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 2/8
www.kfvs12.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Some people were told their feelings don’t matter. Others were shown.
Years later: self-doubt, over-explaining, second-guessing.
Sunday with Dr. Shannon:
www.kfvs12.com/video/2026/0...
#SundayWithDrShannon #SelfTrust
Years later: self-doubt, over-explaining, second-guessing.
Sunday with Dr. Shannon:
www.kfvs12.com/video/2026/0...
#SundayWithDrShannon #SelfTrust
When life gets calmer but your mind doesn’t, nothing is wrong with you.
Your body settles first.
Your brain waits for proof.
This week’s Sunday with Dr. Shannon.
For anyone who still feels on edge during calm.
🔗 www.kfvs12.com/video/2026/0...
Your body settles first.
Your brain waits for proof.
This week’s Sunday with Dr. Shannon.
For anyone who still feels on edge during calm.
🔗 www.kfvs12.com/video/2026/0...
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 2/1/2026
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 2/1/2026
www.kfvs12.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:26 PM
When life gets calmer but your mind doesn’t, nothing is wrong with you.
Your body settles first.
Your brain waits for proof.
This week’s Sunday with Dr. Shannon.
For anyone who still feels on edge during calm.
🔗 www.kfvs12.com/video/2026/0...
Your body settles first.
Your brain waits for proof.
This week’s Sunday with Dr. Shannon.
For anyone who still feels on edge during calm.
🔗 www.kfvs12.com/video/2026/0...
January 28, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Most co-responder programs don’t fail because the idea is wrong. They fail because the design is.
New Police1 piece on why programs collapse after launch and what leaders must change to build models that actually endure.
www.police1.com/mental-healt...
#PoliceLeadership #CoResponder
New Police1 piece on why programs collapse after launch and what leaders must change to build models that actually endure.
www.police1.com/mental-healt...
#PoliceLeadership #CoResponder
Why most co-responder programs fail and how to build one that works
A look at how design, leadership and measurement decisions shape whether co-responder programs survive beyond their launch phase
www.police1.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Most co-responder programs don’t fail because the idea is wrong. They fail because the design is.
New Police1 piece on why programs collapse after launch and what leaders must change to build models that actually endure.
www.police1.com/mental-healt...
#PoliceLeadership #CoResponder
New Police1 piece on why programs collapse after launch and what leaders must change to build models that actually endure.
www.police1.com/mental-healt...
#PoliceLeadership #CoResponder
When life is mostly okay but you’ve stopped looking forward to it, your system might still be on alert.
That’s not negativity. It’s conditioning.
Sunday with Dr. Shannon
www.kfvs12.com/video/2026/0...
#MentalHealth #RidiculouslyReal
That’s not negativity. It’s conditioning.
Sunday with Dr. Shannon
www.kfvs12.com/video/2026/0...
#MentalHealth #RidiculouslyReal
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 1/11/2026
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 1/11/2026
www.kfvs12.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
When life is mostly okay but you’ve stopped looking forward to it, your system might still be on alert.
That’s not negativity. It’s conditioning.
Sunday with Dr. Shannon
www.kfvs12.com/video/2026/0...
#MentalHealth #RidiculouslyReal
That’s not negativity. It’s conditioning.
Sunday with Dr. Shannon
www.kfvs12.com/video/2026/0...
#MentalHealth #RidiculouslyReal
“I’m not angry. I’m just done.”
That’s not bitterness.
It’s clarity.
Sometimes you don’t pull back from people.
You pull back from a pattern.
www.kfvs12.com/video/2026/0...
#SundayWithDrShannon #SelfTrust #Clarity
That’s not bitterness.
It’s clarity.
Sometimes you don’t pull back from people.
You pull back from a pattern.
www.kfvs12.com/video/2026/0...
#SundayWithDrShannon #SelfTrust #Clarity
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 1/4/2026
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 1/4/2026
www.kfvs12.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
“I’m not angry. I’m just done.”
That’s not bitterness.
It’s clarity.
Sometimes you don’t pull back from people.
You pull back from a pattern.
www.kfvs12.com/video/2026/0...
#SundayWithDrShannon #SelfTrust #Clarity
That’s not bitterness.
It’s clarity.
Sometimes you don’t pull back from people.
You pull back from a pattern.
www.kfvs12.com/video/2026/0...
#SundayWithDrShannon #SelfTrust #Clarity
Mental health crisis response is no longer a side issue.
I contributed to “26 on 2026: A Police Leadership Playbook,” alongside national voices including Simon Sinek. If you lead in law enforcement, this is worth your time.
www.police1.com/police-leade...
#Police1 #PoliceLeadership #CrisisResponse
I contributed to “26 on 2026: A Police Leadership Playbook,” alongside national voices including Simon Sinek. If you lead in law enforcement, this is worth your time.
www.police1.com/police-leade...
#Police1 #PoliceLeadership #CrisisResponse
26 on 2026: A police leadership playbook
Practical perspectives on how police leaders are addressing today’s toughest challenges
www.police1.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Mental health crisis response is no longer a side issue.
I contributed to “26 on 2026: A Police Leadership Playbook,” alongside national voices including Simon Sinek. If you lead in law enforcement, this is worth your time.
www.police1.com/police-leade...
#Police1 #PoliceLeadership #CrisisResponse
I contributed to “26 on 2026: A Police Leadership Playbook,” alongside national voices including Simon Sinek. If you lead in law enforcement, this is worth your time.
www.police1.com/police-leade...
#Police1 #PoliceLeadership #CrisisResponse
The week after Christmas is when the quiet gets loud.
The house empties, the texts slow down, and you start doing the math.
Who checked in. Who didn’t.
If you feel heavier instead of lighter, watch this.
www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/1...
#SundayWithDrShannon #TheWeekAfterChristmas
The house empties, the texts slow down, and you start doing the math.
Who checked in. Who didn’t.
If you feel heavier instead of lighter, watch this.
www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/1...
#SundayWithDrShannon #TheWeekAfterChristmas
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 12/28/2025
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 12/28/2025
www.kfvs12.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The week after Christmas is when the quiet gets loud.
The house empties, the texts slow down, and you start doing the math.
Who checked in. Who didn’t.
If you feel heavier instead of lighter, watch this.
www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/1...
#SundayWithDrShannon #TheWeekAfterChristmas
The house empties, the texts slow down, and you start doing the math.
Who checked in. Who didn’t.
If you feel heavier instead of lighter, watch this.
www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/1...
#SundayWithDrShannon #TheWeekAfterChristmas
You feel the pressure long before you reach a holiday table. You hold tension so others stay comfortable, and your body pays for it.
If December drains you, here is one shift that keeps you steadier through the season.
www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/1...
#SundayWithDrShannon #HolidayStress
If December drains you, here is one shift that keeps you steadier through the season.
www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/1...
#SundayWithDrShannon #HolidayStress
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 12/7/2025
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 12/7/2025
www.kfvs12.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
You feel the pressure long before you reach a holiday table. You hold tension so others stay comfortable, and your body pays for it.
If December drains you, here is one shift that keeps you steadier through the season.
www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/1...
#SundayWithDrShannon #HolidayStress
If December drains you, here is one shift that keeps you steadier through the season.
www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/1...
#SundayWithDrShannon #HolidayStress
Some people grow old without ever hearing “I’m proud of you.”
If you’ve carried that silence, this week’s segment explains why it stays with you and how to break the pattern.
Watch here: www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/1...
If you’ve carried that silence, this week’s segment explains why it stays with you and how to break the pattern.
Watch here: www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/1...
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 11/30
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 11/30
www.kfvs12.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Some people grow old without ever hearing “I’m proud of you.”
If you’ve carried that silence, this week’s segment explains why it stays with you and how to break the pattern.
Watch here: www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/1...
If you’ve carried that silence, this week’s segment explains why it stays with you and how to break the pattern.
Watch here: www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/1...
You walk in smiling, and your body tells the truth first. Holiday tables still expect the version of you you outgrew.
If this hits your chest, watch the full segment: www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/1...
#HolidayLoneliness
#EmotionalHealth
#SundayWithDrShannon
If this hits your chest, watch the full segment: www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/1...
#HolidayLoneliness
#EmotionalHealth
#SundayWithDrShannon
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 11/23
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 11/23
www.kfvs12.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
You walk in smiling, and your body tells the truth first. Holiday tables still expect the version of you you outgrew.
If this hits your chest, watch the full segment: www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/1...
#HolidayLoneliness
#EmotionalHealth
#SundayWithDrShannon
If this hits your chest, watch the full segment: www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/1...
#HolidayLoneliness
#EmotionalHealth
#SundayWithDrShannon
Officer strain is rising faster than the systems around them. Most people are missing what is driving it. My new Police1 piece explains the gap.
www.police1.com/patrol-issue...
#StillCalled
#Police1
#DrShannon
www.police1.com/patrol-issue...
#StillCalled
#Police1
#DrShannon
Still called: Why officers stay even when the system moves on
A raw look at the weight officers carry, the silence that follows them home and the reasons many still feel called to serve
www.police1.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Officer strain is rising faster than the systems around them. Most people are missing what is driving it. My new Police1 piece explains the gap.
www.police1.com/patrol-issue...
#StillCalled
#Police1
#DrShannon
www.police1.com/patrol-issue...
#StillCalled
#Police1
#DrShannon
Some crisis calls repeat because the system sends people back into danger. My new Police1 article explains why this happens and what stops the cycle.
www.police1.com/mental-healt...
#Police1
#CrisisResponse
#CoResponder
www.police1.com/mental-healt...
#Police1
#CrisisResponse
#CoResponder
What most police leaders get wrong about co-responder programs
A look at why traditional co-responder models fall short and how embedding clinicians can strengthen crisis response, reduce repeat calls and improve community trust
www.police1.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Some crisis calls repeat because the system sends people back into danger. My new Police1 article explains why this happens and what stops the cycle.
www.police1.com/mental-healt...
#Police1
#CrisisResponse
#CoResponder
www.police1.com/mental-healt...
#Police1
#CrisisResponse
#CoResponder
When games override the bathroom signal, parents face a fight no one prepared them for.
Watch Sunday with Dr. Shannon at 6 AM on KFVS12 or anytime at KFVS12.com.
Watch Sunday with Dr. Shannon at 6 AM on KFVS12 or anytime at KFVS12.com.
September 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
When games override the bathroom signal, parents face a fight no one prepared them for.
Watch Sunday with Dr. Shannon at 6 AM on KFVS12 or anytime at KFVS12.com.
Watch Sunday with Dr. Shannon at 6 AM on KFVS12 or anytime at KFVS12.com.
Silence feels polite. Silence is dangerous.
The first 72 hours after a suicide attempt are the most dangerous. If you’ve worried about someone you love, this is for you.
Full episode: www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/0...
#SundayWithDrShannon #StopTheSilence #988Lifeline
The first 72 hours after a suicide attempt are the most dangerous. If you’ve worried about someone you love, this is for you.
Full episode: www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/0...
#SundayWithDrShannon #StopTheSilence #988Lifeline
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 9/7
Sunday with Dr. Shannon 9/7
www.kfvs12.com
September 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Silence feels polite. Silence is dangerous.
The first 72 hours after a suicide attempt are the most dangerous. If you’ve worried about someone you love, this is for you.
Full episode: www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/0...
#SundayWithDrShannon #StopTheSilence #988Lifeline
The first 72 hours after a suicide attempt are the most dangerous. If you’ve worried about someone you love, this is for you.
Full episode: www.kfvs12.com/video/2025/0...
#SundayWithDrShannon #StopTheSilence #988Lifeline
Labor Day is supposed to be about rest. But most of us don’t even know how to rest anymore.
If you only feel valuable when you are exhausted, you were lied to about what makes you worthy.
The real labor this weekend is believing you are worth resting for.
#SundayWithDrShannon #LaborDay
If you only feel valuable when you are exhausted, you were lied to about what makes you worthy.
The real labor this weekend is believing you are worth resting for.
#SundayWithDrShannon #LaborDay
August 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Labor Day is supposed to be about rest. But most of us don’t even know how to rest anymore.
If you only feel valuable when you are exhausted, you were lied to about what makes you worthy.
The real labor this weekend is believing you are worth resting for.
#SundayWithDrShannon #LaborDay
If you only feel valuable when you are exhausted, you were lied to about what makes you worthy.
The real labor this weekend is believing you are worth resting for.
#SundayWithDrShannon #LaborDay
Our mental health system is not broken. It is being dismantled in plain sight.
My op-ed in the Kansas City Star:
www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...
#MentalHealth #PublicSafety #FirstResponders
My op-ed in the Kansas City Star:
www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...
#MentalHealth #PublicSafety #FirstResponders
I take mental health calls no one sees. Missouri’s system is already breaking | Opinion
The safety net isn’t fraying. It’s vanishing. One program. One family. One call at a time. | Opinion
www.kansascity.com
August 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Our mental health system is not broken. It is being dismantled in plain sight.
My op-ed in the Kansas City Star:
www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...
#MentalHealth #PublicSafety #FirstResponders
My op-ed in the Kansas City Star:
www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...
#MentalHealth #PublicSafety #FirstResponders
The day he realized the system had erased him was the day he began to fight for his place in it.
Have you ever felt like you had to fight just to be seen?
Watch Sundays at 6 am or anytime at kfvs12.com
#SundayWithDrShannon #ErasedNoMore #KFVS12 #RidiculouslyReal
Have you ever felt like you had to fight just to be seen?
Watch Sundays at 6 am or anytime at kfvs12.com
#SundayWithDrShannon #ErasedNoMore #KFVS12 #RidiculouslyReal
August 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The day he realized the system had erased him was the day he began to fight for his place in it.
Have you ever felt like you had to fight just to be seen?
Watch Sundays at 6 am or anytime at kfvs12.com
#SundayWithDrShannon #ErasedNoMore #KFVS12 #RidiculouslyReal
Have you ever felt like you had to fight just to be seen?
Watch Sundays at 6 am or anytime at kfvs12.com
#SundayWithDrShannon #ErasedNoMore #KFVS12 #RidiculouslyReal
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August 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
We’re finalists in America’s Favorite Couple, married 19 years and ready to adopt. One free vote every 24 hrs gets us closer to our family dream: americasfavcouple.org/2025/the-dynamic-duo-2 Voting closes Aug 7 ❤️ #AdoptionJourney #VoteDaily #LoveIsLove
This all started with one question: What if we got brutally real about the conversations people avoid?
Now First Response with Dr. Shannon is Second Place Best Podcast in Missouri for 2025.
Grateful. First place next year.
#PodcastAwards #FirstResponseWithDrShannon #MentalHealthPodcast #KFVS12
Now First Response with Dr. Shannon is Second Place Best Podcast in Missouri for 2025.
Grateful. First place next year.
#PodcastAwards #FirstResponseWithDrShannon #MentalHealthPodcast #KFVS12
July 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This all started with one question: What if we got brutally real about the conversations people avoid?
Now First Response with Dr. Shannon is Second Place Best Podcast in Missouri for 2025.
Grateful. First place next year.
#PodcastAwards #FirstResponseWithDrShannon #MentalHealthPodcast #KFVS12
Now First Response with Dr. Shannon is Second Place Best Podcast in Missouri for 2025.
Grateful. First place next year.
#PodcastAwards #FirstResponseWithDrShannon #MentalHealthPodcast #KFVS12
Joseph and I have been married 19 years, lead the Love is Love campaign for marriage equality in Florida, and now in the op 4 in America’s Favorite Couple. We want grow our family through adoption.
You can vote free daily.
🗳️ Vote here: americasfavcouple.org/2025/the-dyn...
📅 Ends July 10
You can vote free daily.
🗳️ Vote here: americasfavcouple.org/2025/the-dyn...
📅 Ends July 10
July 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Joseph and I have been married 19 years, lead the Love is Love campaign for marriage equality in Florida, and now in the op 4 in America’s Favorite Couple. We want grow our family through adoption.
You can vote free daily.
🗳️ Vote here: americasfavcouple.org/2025/the-dyn...
📅 Ends July 10
You can vote free daily.
🗳️ Vote here: americasfavcouple.org/2025/the-dyn...
📅 Ends July 10
This week we’re talking about the kind of pressure that doesn’t get named.
Silence isn’t strength. It’s just the weight too many people are still carrying.
📺 Sundays at 6am or anytime at kfvs12.com
#SundayWithDrShannon #YouStillMatter #FarmStrong #StrongDoesntMeanSilent #RealHealing
Silence isn’t strength. It’s just the weight too many people are still carrying.
📺 Sundays at 6am or anytime at kfvs12.com
#SundayWithDrShannon #YouStillMatter #FarmStrong #StrongDoesntMeanSilent #RealHealing
July 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This week we’re talking about the kind of pressure that doesn’t get named.
Silence isn’t strength. It’s just the weight too many people are still carrying.
📺 Sundays at 6am or anytime at kfvs12.com
#SundayWithDrShannon #YouStillMatter #FarmStrong #StrongDoesntMeanSilent #RealHealing
Silence isn’t strength. It’s just the weight too many people are still carrying.
📺 Sundays at 6am or anytime at kfvs12.com
#SundayWithDrShannon #YouStillMatter #FarmStrong #StrongDoesntMeanSilent #RealHealing