NEW REPORT FROM "HEALTHY MINDS"

NEW REPORT FROM "HEALTHY MINDS"

MINDS" HERE IN TULSA HASHEALTH PROVIDERS WORRIED.

ITILLUSTRATESTHE POSSIBLESCOPE OF MENTAL HEALTH ANDSUBSTANCE ABUSE CHALLENGESTHAT WILL ARISE FROM THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC.

INDAY'S MINDFUL MOMENT WITHMIKE... HE LOOKS AT SOME OFTHE CHALLENGES THAT LIEAHEAD FOR OKLAHOMANS.THE REPORT INDICATES SUICIDEATTEMPTS WILL GO UP...CHILDHOOD MENTAL HLTHNEEDS WILL INCREASE... ANDBETWEEN THIRTEEN-THOSAND TOEIGHTEEN-THOUSAND ADDITIONALOKLAHOMANS WILL FINDTHEMSELVES IN CRISEFROMADDICTION AND ALCOHOLABUSE... BECAUSE OF THEISOLATION AND STRESS.We're pretty concerned, it'sa pretty significant numberand :56 what we're watchingis the first week you watchalcohol sales rise by 55percent, there's 9 timesurge in cls to the helplines.

All the indicatorsare pretty darn clear.Mike says What causes this?What about isolation haspeoe turning t abuseIt's a bit of what I wouldcall a tale of two crisesesand both of which areheavily related to stress.An we're cutting off a lotof those social supportswith churches, and the listjust goes on.

And isoltionfor some people really willlead to the use ofsubstances.

Oftentimes,about 10-13 rcent of thepopulation, se can turnabuse.

And those are thefolks we're most concernedabout.The struggles are al, butwant to make sureeverybody knows we'retalking about 10's ofthousands ofeople that mayneed help.

If you need helpdon't be ashamed to ask forhelp.

It's better toengage in services, thanallow these type of thingsto become rally lifethreateningly dangerous.

Sowe're hoping peoplen'tallow the stigma of findingthemselves in a problem toover-ride the need for help.IF YOU THINK YOU NEED SOMEHELP WITH A ADDICTION...YOU CAN GIVETWELVE-AND-TVE A CALL AT918- SIX--SIX--FOUR...FOUR--TWO--TWO--FOUR... OR GOONLINE TO "12 AND 12 DOTORG."