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April is Alcohol Awareness Month
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, an opportunity to increase your knowledge about alcohol use disorder (AUD) and the adverse impact of alcohol misuse on health and society. Alcohol-related problems continue to take a heavy toll on individuals, families, and...
Historic Groundbreaking Scheduled for Oklahoma’s Largest Mental Health Hospital
Historic Groundbreaking Scheduled for Oklahoma’s Largest Mental Health HospitalThe Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) is pleased to invite you to the groundbreaking ceremony of The Donahue, a new mental health hospital that...
HHS Crisis Resources for Oklahoma
HHS Crisis Resources for OklahomaIn response to the death of Nex Benedict, a non-binary/two-spirit student in Owasso, Oklahoma, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has compiled resources related to mental health and youth crisis services, tools for...
Senators Kaine and Schatz Introduce Bill to Prevent Youth Suicide
A new bill aimed at preventing youth suicide is on the table in the Senate. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) co-introduced the Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act with Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) to target the second leading cause of death for people between...
Senator Weaver’s Bill to Combat Fentanyl Manufacturing Unanimously Passes Senate Public Safety Committee
Senator Weaver's Bill to Combat Fentanyl Manufacturing Unanimously Passes Senate Public Safety CommitteeSenator Darrell Weaver's proposed legislation, Senate Bill 1280, aimed at addressing the alarming rise in fentanyl-related incidents, took a significant stride...
Governor Kevin Stitt Announces Receipt of Highly Anticipated Oklahoma Jails Report
Governor Stitt Receives Modernized Operations through Data and Evidence-based Restoration Now (MODERN) Justice Task Force ReportA diverse group of stakeholders have released a report featuring the intensive review of Oklahoma’s jails. It provides 15 policy...
Oklahoma Voter Statistics: Nearly 2.3 Million+ Registered Voters (2024)
Annual Voter Registration Report Reveals Steady Growth(Oklahoma City) – The Oklahoma State Election Board has released its annual voter registration report showing 2,301,188 registered voters in Oklahoma. Oklahoma’s official voter registration statistics are counted...
Oklahoma’s Opioid Response Continues Saving Lives Across the State
OPIOID RESPONSE: ORDER FREE NALOXONE, OKLAHOMAOklahoma OPIOID RESPONSE has been outstanding. ODMHSAS has provided 213,528 Fentanyl test kits and 427,056 Naloxone doses to Oklahomans since 2021 through community programs and online orders at okimready.org.Naloxone and...
New OKC Mental Hospital to Break Ground in March 2024 at OSU-OKC
OKC mental health hospital GROUNDBREAKING SETOklahoma officials have announced the groundbreaking date for the new mental health hospital in Oklahoma City. Once complete, Donahue Behavioral Health will replace Griffin Memorial Hospital and aims to bring...
FentAlert | Youth Fentanyl Awareness Challenge Features $80,000 in Prizes
SAMHSA fentanyl awareness youth challengeThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) seeks the best ideas from U.S. youth, aged 14-18, on a community strategy to increase youth awareness, education, and prevention around the dangers of...
Red Rock Will Be Primary MH Provider in Cleveland, McClain Counties
Red Rock Announced as Primary Mental Health Provider in Cleveland & McClain CountiesRed Rock Behavioral Health has been named as the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), supporting Cleveland and McClain Counties. CCBHCs are a new provider type in...
White House Urges U.S. Schools to Stock Naloxone Amid Rising Youth Overdoses
White House Urges U.S. Schools to Stock Naloxone Amid Rising Youth OverdosesThis week, the White House issued a letter to educators encouraging schools to carry the opioid overdose reversal drug, naloxone, now sold as an over-the-counter nasal spray under the brand...
Drummond files litigation against social media giant Meta for knowingly damaging mental health of youth
Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a lawsuit today against MetaAttorney General Gentner Drummond filed a lawsuit today against Meta for knowingly designing and deploying harmful features on Instagram, Facebook and its other social media platforms that are...
Swope Plans Study to Explore Juvenile Justice
Representative Amanda Swope, D-Tulsa, will explore juvenile justice in an upcoming interim study before the House Children, Youth, and Family Services Committee.Representative Amanda Swope, D-Tulsa, will explore juvenile justice in an upcoming interim study before the...
Interim study examines benefits of art therapy, need for licensure
Art Therapy Licensure is currently unavailable in Oklahoma. Art therapy is a regulated mental health profession in 15 states and the District of Columbia. The Senate Business and Commerce Committee held an interim study Monday, requested by Sen. Kevin Matthews, to...
You Can Help Solve the Behavioral Health Workforce Crisis in Oklahoma
The need to grow the mental health and substance use treatment workforce is urgent. You can help.For years, mental health advocates have sounded the alarm on the urgent need to grow the mental health and substance use treatment workforce. TODAY you have a chance to do...
Oklahoma Mental Health Advocates: Please Urge Senators To Support the Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act Today
Support the Growth and Sustainability of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) are improving access to high-quality mental health and substance use care throughout the country, and serve anyone who...
Perfectionism’s Toll on Kids: See Not Good Enough
Watch "Not Good Enough"Not Good Enough is a film that explores perfectionism's toll on kids and the role of parents, coaches, and mentors.Kansas City Royals Release Documentary on World Mental Health DayKANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 10, 2023 / In recognition of World...
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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