OUR VIEW: Take care Jun 9, 2021
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Mental health became a struggle for many over the past year and we should all watch out for each other.
Professionals at Carl Albert Mental Health Center in McAlester spoke with us recently about several aspects impacting mental health â especially how the COVID-19 pandemic compounded those issues.
Some common signs of depression or other mental health issues include someone being more withdrawn or a personality change. Those can include missing work, snapping at people, seeming more irritable or tearful.
We can help each other by celebrating the wins. Carl Albert professionals told us thereâs a thousand reasons to say no but to find the yes is always the best way.
It’s time again for the annual Readers Choice for everyone to tell us what they think is the best of the best in our community — including which restaurants have