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OKLAHOMA VOICE: ‘Somebody stepped in and helped’: Advocates press to keep Oklahoma’s mental healthcare ‘safety net’
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Source: Woodward News
Oklahoma Voice Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Editor’s note: This story discusses suicide and mental health crises. If you or someone you know needs help, call or text 988, the U.S. suicide and crisis lifeline, or access online chat at 988lifeline.org.MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Christopher Dean feels he has debt to repay by reducing the stigma surrounding mental health treatment.kAm%96 |FD<@866 !@=:46 ?:89E D9:7E 42AE2:? DA6?E 2 H66< 2E 2 =@42= :?A2E:6?E 724:=:EJ 36:?8 EC62E65 7@C DF:4:52= E9@F89ED 23@FE 7@FC J62CD 28@]k^Am kAm%96? 7@C 2 J62C 2?5 2 92=7[ 96 C646:G65 E96C2AJ 7C@> vC66? r@F?ECJ q692G:@C2= w62=E9 $6CG:46D[ 2 46CE:7:65 4@>>F?:EJ 3692G:@C2= 962=E9 4=:?:4[ 2?5 @?6 @7 :ED DF3D:5:2C:6D] pE 7:CDE[ E96 D6CG:46D H6C6 ;FDE “4964<:?8 2 3@I[” 3FE s62? D2:5 H@C<:?8 @? 9:D >6?E2= 962=E9 82G6 9:> 2 56D:C6 E@ 7:8FC6 @FE H96C6 E96 “HC@?8 EFC?” 92AA6?65 :?
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