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Monday Essentials: Mental Health, Cheap(er) Gas & Zoo Animals

Find out who can get in the zoo for free this week, and what your family needs to know about mental health.

Here are a few things you should know for the week ahead:

  • Dropping prices at the pump: Average gas prices have fallen for 19 days in a row, bringing the per gallon price to about $3.863, according to City News Service. The cheapest gas in Poway can be found for $3.63 per gallon at United Oil, 12462 Poway Rd., according to GasBuddy.com.
  • Mental Illness Awareness: All week is Mental Illness Awareness Week, established by Congress in 1990. National Depression Screening Day is Thursday, and is a chance for you and your family to take free, anonymous tests to find out if you might be depressed. More details here.
  • Free fun for kids: Children get in free at a number of San Diego-area attractions this month including the San Diego Zoo and Legoland. Details here.


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