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America’s Youth Mental Health Crisis Continues

by The Mental Health Blogger | Nov 17, 2021 | Mental Health Issues, Youth

Young people across the country are facing a mental health emergency. Tragically, suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth aged 10-24. And a recent survey by The Trevor Project of LGBTQ youth found that 42% seriously considered attempting suicide in the...

Oklahomans Speak: Mental Health and Incarceration in Rural Oklahoma (September 9)

by The Mental Health Blogger | Sep 8, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Mental Health Issues, Oklahoma

Oklahomans Speak: Mental Health and Incarceration in Rural Oklahoma Research has shown that Oklahoma has some of the lowest access to mental health care in the nation. This problem is exacerbated in rural counties where providers are few and far between. Join...

Oklahoma’s Mental Health Leaders Launch Statewide Advocacy Organization

by The Mental Health Blogger | Feb 10, 2021 | Mental Health Issues, Oklahoma

Mental Health Executives Launch 501(c)(6) The mission of the Alliance of Mental Health Providers of Oklahoma is to advocate for better mental health and substance abuse treatment in Oklahoma. OKLAHOMA CITY, February 10, 2021 – Oklahoma’s top, private non-profit mental...

Dear Oklahoma Legislators, Stop Managed Care.

by The Mental Health Blogger | Feb 5, 2021 | Managed Care, Mental Health Issues, Oklahoma

Dear Oklahoma Legislators, Insurance companies do not prevent heart disease, lung disease, stroke, diabetes, influenza, mental illness, or addiction. Dear Oklahoma Legislators Insurance companies do not prevent heart disease, lung disease, stroke, diabetes,...

Oklahoma Managed Care and Medicaid News Articles (2020-21)

by The Mental Health Blogger | Feb 3, 2021 | Managed Care, Mental Health Issues, Oklahoma

Respository: Oklahoma Medicaid Managed Care News We’ve created this archive of news stories, blog posts and other content related to the issue of corporate managed care and Oklahoma privatizing Medicaid to help you stay informed about the issue. It is...

86% of Doctors Believe Mental Health Issues, Depression Will be the Biggest non-COVID-19 Issue as a Result of the Pandemic

by The Mental Health Blogger | Jan 26, 2021 | Depression, Mental Health Issues

NEW YORK, January 26, 2021 / B3C newswire / — One year after the first COVID-19 case in the U.S., Sermo surveyed physicians around the world as part of its COVID-19 Real Time Barometer, revealing that 86% of doctors around the world believe that mental health...