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The Tulsa Beacon

 

Jeanne Wypyski

CEO/Managing Director

Shadow Mountain Behavioral Health System

Letter: 9 million have unmet mental health needs

Tulsa Beacon

In America today, approximately 45-47 million, or 1 out of 5 Americans, is suffering with a mental health issue; and approximately 1 in 25 adults is currently experiencing a serious mental illness that substantially interferes with one or more major life activities. Sadly, the rate of suicide is at a 30-year high. While more individuals…