CANDACE CAMPOS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EXPERT TROOPER STEVE. THIS IS NEWS. 6 AT 09:00AM
GETTING RESULTS.
>> CANDACE: WELL, EVER SINCE
THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC,
THERE’S BEEN A RENEWED FOCUS
ON MENTAL HEALTH. IT’S BEEN A
ROUGH COUPLE OF YEARS FOR MANY
OF US THAT CAN TAKE A TOLL.
WE’RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT
PARENTING. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
TEENS AND CHILDREN AS WELL.
AND IT’S BEEN A TOPIC OF MIND
THIS WEEK AGAIN WITH THE DEATH
OF FORMER MISS USA CHESLIE
KRYST AND MORNING ANCHOR AND
HEALTH REPORTER KIRSTIN
O’CONNOR IS HERE NOW AS DOCTOR
ABOUT WHAT PARENTS SHOULD
KNOW.
>> ASK A DOCTOR IS SPONSORED
BY CAN BE PRIMARY CARE
PROCEEDINGS.
BY CAN BE PRIMARY CARE
PROCEEDINGS. Winn-Dixie! >> SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
CAN AFFECT US ALL BUT
ESPECIALLY OUR KIDS WHEN IT
COMES TO MENTAL HEALTH IS
SLEEP OR LACK OF SLEEP. SO I
SPOKE TO MONICA PEDIATRIC
PSYCHOLOGIST WITH ORLANDO
HEALTH, ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL
FOR CHILDREN. AND SHE SAYS
COMMON ISSUE THAT SHE’S SEEING
IN PATIENTS RIGHT NOW. HIS
PROBLEMS FALLING ASLEEP AT
NIGHT.
>> A LOT OF IT IS THAT TOTAL
FALLING ASLEEP. SO THOSE
EITHER TO A COMMON THING THAT
I’M SEEING IS YOU’RE EITHER
WITH A LOT OF WORRIES AND AN
EASING AS THE SUN IS KIND OF
THE DAY CALMS DOWN.
EVERYBODY’S RELAX. NOT
EVERYBODY’S RELAX OR HAVING
LOTS OF THE STRUCTURES ABOUT
SCHOOL OR WORRIES ABOUT EVEN
SWEARING HIM OUT. SLEEP. AS
WELL AS TECHNOLOGY FALLING
ASLEEP ON WATCHING NETFLIX ON
YOU TUBE ARE ON THEIR PHONES.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
ESPECIALLY WITH THOSE 3 TEENS
AND TEENS AND I’VE BEEN SEEING
A LOT WHERE PARENTS THINKING
WHERE THEY’RE, YOU KNOW,
THEY’RE BED AT 10 O’CLOCK. AND
I SEE THAT ONE OR 02:00AM AND
THEN WAKING UP REALLY GROGGY,
REALLY IRRITABLE. AND THEN THE
BIG THING THAT IS UP LOTS OF
SLEEP IS SINCE TEAMS ARE VERY
TIRED. THEY’RE NAPPING DURING
THE DAY WHEN THEY GET HOME
FROM SCHOOL, WHICH THEN
IMPACTS THEIR SCHOOL AND THEN
ONCE MIDNIGHT COMES AROUND
THEIR WAKE, THEY POWERED UP.
>> SO IF YOU GET TO A POINT
WHERE YOU OR YOUR LOVED ONE
NEEDS, SOME HELP WHEN IT COMES
TO HOW YOU’RE FEELING
MENTALLY. WE’RE ALSO SEEING
LOTS OF PEOPLE REACHING OUT
AND THAT MEANS IT MAY BE
DIFFICULT TO GET YOUR
APPOINTMENT WITH A PROVIDER.
SO WHAT IF YOU’RE ON A WAIT
LIST FOR THERAPY? BUT YOU
REALLY DON’T FEEL LIKE YOU CAN
WAIT.
>> I WILL SAY THE BEGINNING OF
THE PANDEMIC WAS VERY SCARES.
YOU KNOW, WE WEREN’T SEEING A
LOT OF FAMILIES HAVE A GHOST
TOWN CLINICS AND WITHIN OUR
HOSPITALS. WE THINK MENTAL
HEALTH, HOWEVER, PEOPLE WAITED
AND WAITED AND NOW THEY’RE
TRYING TO GET SOME HELP. AND
THERE’S EITHER VERY LONG WAIT
LIST OR THEY CAN’T FIND
PROVIDERS IN PERSON OR EVEN
TELEHEALTH. BUT I HAVE BEEN
SEEING ON A POSITIVE NOTE IS A
LOT OF INDIVIDUALS EVEN HERE
IN FLORIDA MAY BE WORKING FROM
OTHER STATES. THEY DO HAVE
THEIR LICENSE IN FLORIDA. SO
YEAH, REALLY PUSHING FAMILIES
BY CHILD PSYCHIATRY, ADULT
PSYCHIATRY OR TYPE OF MENTAL
HEALTH. LOOK AT THE OPTIONS
FOR TELEHEALTH AS WELL.
THERE’S WONDERFUL PROVIDERS
WORKING OUT THERE, EVEN THOUGH
THEY’RE NOT IN YOUR CITY OR IN
YOUR, YOU KNOW, A FEW MILES
CLOSE YOUR HOME.
>> AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE
HEADLINES ABOUT NEW MISS USA
AFFECTED A LOT OF PEOPLE THIS
WEEK AND SOME ARE DISCUSSING
HIDDEN BREAKING POINT. SO I
ASKED WHAT ARE SOME RED FLAGS
TO LOOK OUT FOR THAT SOMEONE
MAY BE IN CRISIS.
>> I WOULD SAY ONE EFFORT FOR
THOSE WATCHING CHECKING IN ON
YOUR LOVED ONES, EVEN IF THEY
LOOK LIKE THEY’RE DOING GRADES
AND THEIR LIFE IS WONDERFUL
WEATHER. WE SEE MINOR PERSON
STILL CHECK IN. LOTS OF PEOPLE
ARE HONEST AND ASKED THEM. HOW
ARE YOU DOING? ANOTHER THING
IS IF YOU’RE FEELING IT IS
JUST YOU’RE NOT YOURSELF YOUR
THING, GOING TO MORE DOWN.
MORE ANXIOUS ASKED EVEN WHEN
YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW,
EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE NOT FEEL
LIKE I NEED A PSYCHOLOGIST OR
A NEW THERAPIST, YOU STILL IT
STILL MAY HELPFUL REALLY NOT
WAITING TO THAT POINT. WE FEEL
LIKE THE WAY TO THE WHAT WAS
ON YOUR SHOULDERS. IT WAS A
HORRIBLE LOSS. WE SAW THAT
SOMETHING THAT’S VERY
DIFFICULT. ONE FOR, YOU KNOW,
THOUGHT OUT FOR HER FAMILY AND
HER LOVED ONES AND REACHING
OUT FOR IF WE DON’T WANT TO
TELL SOMEONE THAT YOU KNOW
WHAT’S HAPPENING, THERE’S LOTS
OF HOT LINES OUT THERE, EVEN
ONES THAT YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE
TO CALL. YOU CAN EVEN TEXT THE
7, 4, 1, 7, 4, ONE HOTLINE.
THAT’S SOMETHING THAT I OFTEN
TELL MY TEENS. THEY CAN JUST
TEXANS ON AUTOMATICALLY BE ON
TO SUPPORT THEM AND TALK ABOUT
IT.
>> THAT’S SOMETHING ELSE THAT
WE DISCUSS. THAT’S IMPORTANT
TO UNDERSTAND. IF YOU HAVE A
FRIEND OR LOVED ONE DEALING
WITH SEVERE DEPRESSION, IT’S
NOT ABOUT JUST BEING SAD.
THERE’S SOMETHING NOT WORKING
CORRECTLY IN THEIR BRAINS. SO
IT’S NOT AS SIMPLE AS JUST
BEING POSITIVE AROUND THEM
WERE CHEERING UP SHOWING
PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT THEM ARE
OFFERING TO TAKE THEM FOR
TREATMENT TO GET THEIR BRAINS
FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THAT’S
SOME OF THE WAYS THAT YOU CAN
HELP SOMEONE YOU LOVE THAT
STRUGGLING AND YOU CAN FIND
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES ON OUR
WEBSITE RIGHT ON CLICK,
ORLANDO DOT COM. IN AN
EMERGENCY, THOUGH, YOU CAN
ALWAYS CALL THE NATIONAL
SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE AT