Deaths related to substance use and mental health appear to be bigger threats ... However, another eastern state — Vermont — had the lowest decline with 6.5%. Cancer deaths in Texas dropped ...

As lawmakers dig deeper, persistent financial mismanagement at Oklahoma’s mental health agency is coming into focus.

State lawmakers want to again question department heads at the State Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services ...

Lawmakers grew increasingly frustrated as the chief financial officer of Oklahoma’s mental health agency repeatedly failed to ...

The state Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has come under scrutiny over questions about its spending ...

Questions about spending at the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse will be answered on Thursday.

LOFT investigators have prepared 33 reports on state agencies' finances, and the agency's recent look into the Oklahoma ...

A LOFT investigation found poor accounting practices, not misconduct, caused the Oklahoma mental health agency’s financial ...

Apr 4, 2025 Apr 4, 2025 Updated Apr 4, 2025 0 Oklahoma’s mental health and addiction infrastructure appears to be on the brink of a breakdown, with looming federal funding freezes, a state ...

Some Oklahoma state lawmakers from both parties have concerns about state funding for mental health services in the Tulsa area. The state sent letters to three providers, saying their funding ...

Allie Friesen, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services commissioner, answers questions Thursday at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City during a special committee to ...

The State Legislature is examining the major financial shortfall in the State Department of Mental Health Services.