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Please ask Senator Inhofe to cosponsor the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act
Please ask Senator Inhofe to cosponsor the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment ActU.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) and U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) will be reintroducing the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act...
Oklahoma Pride: How To Support the LGBTQIA+ Community Every Day
The Alliance of Mental Health Providers of Oklahoma supports the LGBTQIA+ community every day. Join us as we show our support for our LGBTQIA+ citizens. Use the embed code below to share our infographic on your site. You can also grab this link,...
Privatized Medicaid Shut Down by Oklahoma Supreme Court
Oklahoma Supreme Court Shuts Down Privatized MedicaidOKLAHOMA CITY, June 1, 2021 – It’s official: managed care in Oklahoma is unconstitutional. The Oklahoma Supreme Court today issued a 5-4 decision in favor of plaintiffs who alleged that the Oklahoma Health Care...
Mental Health Disparities Faced By LGBTQ Youth Subject of New Research
New Research Underscores Mental Health Disparities Faced By Diverse LGBTQ Youth Amid COVID-19 & BeyondThe Trevor Project’s third annual National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health emphasizes the need for greater investment in mental health care and intersectional...
CCBHC Model Success: Read The New Impact Report
CCBHCs Provide Expanded Access to Mental Health, Substance Use Care During COVID-19 PandemicNew data finds that adopting the CCBHC model enables clinics to serve more people, expand access to the best treatments for the opioid crisis and bolster coordination with...
Crisis Services Funding to Aid Oklahoma Kids, Inmates
$17+ million has been appropriated for crisis servicesIn a move designed to aid both those in mental health crisis and law enforcement, the Oklahoma Legislature and Governor this year made history through the largest ever state investment in crisis services.In a move...
Senator Lankford | “Suicide is the 10th Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.”
Senator Lankford Records Special Message for Mental Health Awareness MonthMay is Mental Health Awareness month. If you or someone you know is suffering from mental health, visit the Oklahoma Mental Health and Substance Abuse website at www.oklahoma.gov/odmhsas or dial...
Snap Out Of It: 7 Ways to Stop Stigmatizing Mental Illness
May is Mental Health Month. SNAP OUT OF IT: 7 Ways to Stop Stigmatizing Mental IllnessIn observance of Mental Health Month, the Alliance of Mental Health Providers of Oklahoma will share a series of social media graphics throughout the month of May to raise awareness...
Dozens of Doctors, Nurses Gather at Capitol to Fight Stitt’s Unilateral Decision to Impose Privatized Managed Care on Oklahoma’s Most Vulnerable Citizens
Let the Light Let your light move into hospitals, and nursing homes, and orphanages and prisons. Mental hospitals and other institutions of despair...Let the beautiful light that comes from your heart move into the Capitol and government buildings bringing...
Oklahoma Legislators Urged To Stop Privatized Medicaid
Legislators can stop privatized Medicaid. Options available to end governor’s plan before damage is done. Following the Oklahoma House of Representatives’ Public Health Committee's passage of Senate Bill 131 on Monday, a coalition of health care organizations today...
Signup for Oklahoma Medicaid (Qualifying Adults 19-64)
July 1 Free Mental Health Coverage SoonerCare/Medicaid is expanding to adults between 19 and 64 years of age. Free medical and mental health coverage can start the day you apply, beginning July 1, 2021. Sign-Up TodayFree medical and mental health coverage can start...
ALLIANCE ACTION ALERT: HB1633 Prisoners and Self-Inflicted Injuries
ALLIANCE ACTION ALERT: HB1633 Prisoners and Self-Inflicted InjuriesHB1633: "Counties and county officers; stating who is primarily responsible for medical care costs for self-inflicted injuries and preexisting conditions..."❗ Ask your state senator to vote NO...
McEntire Authors House Resolution Rejecting Privatized Managed Care
McEntire Authors House Resolution Rejecting Privatized Managed CareA Resolution rejecting privatized managed care and directing the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to create a state-based managed care system.Please Note: The following House Resolution 1019 by...
Legislators Condemn Violence Against Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders
Legislators Condemn Violence Against Asian Americans, Pacific IslandersState Representatives Andy Fugate and Cyndi Munson, on behalf of the Democratic Caucus, released the following statement condemning violence and lifting up Pacific Islanders and Asian...
Alliance Board President Foust Testifies Before Congressional Committee on Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health
U.S. House Appropriations & Subcommittee Hearing COVID-19 and the Mental Health Crisis Verna Foust, President, Alliance of Mental Health Providers of Oklahoma, testified before a Congressional committee evaluating COVID-19 and its impact on mental health and...
Sexual Assault Victims’ Right to Information Act Passes House
Sexual Assault Victims' Right to Information Act Passes HouseLegislation that protects the rights of sexual assault victims and facilitates faster trauma care passed the House on Monday with a vote of 94 to 0. Sexual Assault Victims' Right to Information Act (House...
Senate approves bill requiring school districts to provide suicide awareness and prevention training
Senate approves bill requiring school districts to provide suicide awareness and prevention trainingA bill requiring school districts to provide suicide awareness and prevention training to teachers and staff every two years won unanimous approval from the full Senate...
House Passes Bill to Create Anti-Trafficking Task Force
House Passes Bill to Create Anti-Trafficking Task ForceThe Oklahoma House of Representatives yesterday approved legislation to create a 12-member task force to study and prevent human trafficking and child exploitation in the state of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma House of...
Oklahomans are in desperate need of mental health care.
Oklahoma ranks third in the nation for rates of mental illness and second in the nation for substance abuse disorders. Nearly 1 million adult Oklahomans need services; most are not receiving the care they need to fully recover from their illnesses.
High Rates of Mental Illness
Oklahoma has some of the highest rates for Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders. According to a report from Mental Health America, Oklahoma ranks fifth in the nation for rates of “Any Mental Illness”.
$113 Billion
High Rate of Poverty
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