Karen Orsi with the Oklahoma Mental Health & Aging Coalition provides advice for listeners on supporting the mental health of aging relatives, including signs and symptoms of mental health challenges, tips to initiate conversations about mental health with older family members and ways to encourage positive mental well-being. Karen also shares important statistics and warning signs about the prevalence of suicide among Oklahomans ages 65+ and how all ages can work to reduce ageism in our community.
Watch time: 44 minutes
Call or text 988 to receive free support for mental health crises. Operators are licensed and certified health crisis specialists who answer calls, connect to and dispatch local services and mobile crisis teams 24/7. For more information about 988, visit 988Oklahoma.com.
