The number of people calling Lakeland Regional Health for the first time to seek a mental health appointment for depression or anxiety has tripled or quadrupled this year, News Channel 8 reports. The hospital’s behavioral health chief attributes it to crisis fatigue and offers self-care tips.

Source: News Channel 8

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