Preventing deaths of despair during pandemic

Some alarming new predictions about deaths of despair.

That's people who die prematurely from alcohol, drugs, or suicide.

PREMATURELY FROM ALCOHOL--DRUGS-- OR SUICIDE.WELL BEING TRUST'-- A NATIONALFOUNDATION--SAYS IF UNEMPLOYMENT AND ISSUESOF ISOLATION ANDLONELINESS CONTINUE AT THISRATE...AS MANY AS 75-THOUSANDADDITIONAL DEATHS MAY BE TIEDTO DESPAIR.

BUT IT ISPREVENTABLE.

THE FOUNDATION'SAYS PEOPLEHAVE TO GET SOCIALLY CONNECTEDAND TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.IT'S ALSO URGING CONGRESS TOINVEST IN MORE EFFORTS.FOR NOW-- THERE IS A FREE 24-7CRISIS LINE AT 741-741.YOU CAN TEXT THE WORD "HOME" TOTHAT NUMBER AND SOMEONEWILL RESPOND RIGHT AWAY.LET'S CHECK IN NOW WITH 23ABC'S