Mental Health Festival
Schedule
Thu May 08 2025 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
War Memorial Park | Ponca City, OK
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Join us for our Mental Health Festival! Purpose of Event: Highlight the importance of mental health and to connect community members to local mental health resources
Community Health Needs Assessment conducted in partnership with INTEGRIS Health Ponca City
*Five priority areas identified: Mental health, substance abuse, food insecurity, obesity, and access to care
*In several categories related to mental health, Kay County’s prevalence was WORSE than Oklahoma:
- Depression disorder: 30.4%, state 24.4%
- Poor mental health days (14+ days/30 days): 18.4%, state
17.4%
- Suicide rate: 30/100,000, state 21/100,000
- Disconnected youth: 12%, state 8%
- Mental health professional access: 420:1, state 230:1
*When asked to consider mental wellbeing and what county leaders should give priority to for the next three years, the top answers were: expanding access to mental health treatment and counseling, addressing substance abuse and addiction, educating on mental health awareness and resources, and enhancing insurance coverage of mental health treatment and counseling
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Where is it happening?
War Memorial Park, North Park, Ponca City, OK 74601, United States,Ponca City, OklahomaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
