Experts: Leaders must address mental health crisis By: Kathryn McNutt The Journal Record April 30, 2021
Experts joined Journal Record Interim Editor Joe Dowd, top left, to discuss the rising mental health crisis in Oklahoma and strategies for addressing it. (JR screenshot)
OKLAHOMA CITY – The biggest health issue in Oklahoma just got bigger.
Fortunately, businesses and individuals have the ability to step up and help, a panel of experts said Friday during a JR/Now webinar.
Before the pandemic, 1 in 4 Oklahomans struggled with mental illness and addiction, said Terri White, chief executive officer of Mental Health Association Oklahoma. “After COVID it’s going to be more than 1 in 4,” White said.
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A MAPS 3 advisory committee wants to know why the Oklahoma City Convention Center s management company, ASM Global, is requesting two wheelchair ramps between the third-floor atrium and the ballroom level.
Construction is quickly wrapping up on the 550,000-square-foot convention center, which was dedicated last month.
Ballroom access is by two short sets of stairs or by elevator. The proposed ramps add an accessible option.
Tom McDaniel, chairman of the MAPS 3 Citizens Advisory Board and chairman of the convention center advisory committee, told the Citizens Advisory Board last week there was some angst on the part of advisory committee members.
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