mental health

Oklahoma officials are proposing major structural changes to the state's health care system, including privatizing some mental health facilities or shifting them to new agency control.

House Bill 4275 would allow certified behavioral health case managers and peer recovery support specialists to work in local settings.

The state of Oklahoma is making insufficient effort to fix a system that keeps people languishing in jail instead of getting mental health treatment.

The policy seeks to help detect symptoms early and connect patients to care before their mental health condition worsens and treatment becomes more costly.

The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health is moving patients from an aging facility in Norman to a newly renovated behavioral health campus.

Not long ago, Joe Aitson was headed to prison. Today, he's helping people navigate the criminal legal system.

Research shows the model can benefit multiple generations by bringing them together to participate in ongoing, mutually beneficial activities. Oklahoma officials are looking to expand the programs to accommodate the state’s aging population.

Providers for mental health treatment and substance abuse services across Oklahoma are facing major funding cuts.

A new OU Health Sciences initiative fueled by a federal grant is sending PA students on three-month rotations in rural primary care clinics that integrate mental health services.

Oklahoma Health Care Authority CEO Ellen Buettner said the director's predecessor, Melody Anthony, will serve as the interim state Medicaid director.