The report found there were 218 people stranded in county jails waiting for mental health treatment, as of Jan. 13. In ...

A new report reveals a significant increase in the backlog of alleged criminals in Oklahoma awaiting court-mandated mental ...

Social work students at the University of Oklahoma offer solutions and calls to action amid state's growing substance abuse crisis.

Consultants hired to monitor how the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services complies with a consent decree criticized the agency for a lack of urgency and absence of ...

Mental Health Commissioner Allie Friesen speaks at a meeting April 17 at the state Capitol with House lawmakers reviewing her agency's finances. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice) OKLAHOMA CITY — ...

Created by Gov. Kevin Stitt in 2024, the OFBCI connects faith-based and community organizations with state agencies and ...

State auditor Cindy Byrd released the first part of an investigation Tuesday into the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS), which says the department will need ...

A federal judge has rejected sanctions against Oklahoma’s Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for not fully complying with a consent decree. Attorneys for people with severe ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Yet another ...

Representative Kevin Norwood (R-Owasso) filed a bill that, if passed, would create the 988 Trust Fund to secure funding that ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of Oklahoma Voice’s end-of-year series that provides updates to some stories that captured the interest of Oklahomans in 2025. With funding for the Oklahoma mental ...