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We found that 2 million Oklahomans with commercial insurance face significant barriers to care.
To better understand the accessibility of Oklahoma's workforce, Healthy Minds conducted a survey of Oklahoma's licensed behavioral health care providers.
This report provides a brief overview of the MTSS framework and specifically its Tier 2 level of interventions, the current status of child and youth…
The United States is in the midst of what has been called the "fourth wave of the opioid epidemic," a crisis characterized by the co-use…
The rollout of 988 in Oklahoma coincides with the launch of a comprehensive crisis response system that includes mobile crisis responders and in-person emergency centers.
Mental illnesses are not part of the normal aging process – they can and should be treated. As Oklahoma’s population ages, the need for effective behavioral…
First responders have experienced rising mental distress, with implications for the future of these professions and safety in Oklahoma. As Oklahoma responds to the mental…
To become a leader in suicide prevention, Oklahoma must ensure widespread screening, early intervention protocols, and provider training in primary healthcare settings.
In this report, we examine the current state of Oklahoma’s array of promotion, prevention, and early intervention services.
This report provides a comprehensive review of veteran suicide in Oklahoma and an assessment of the mental health services and systems available to Oklahoma veterans.
Amid rising need, we examine opportunities and gaps in the treatment system for children's mental health crises.
Other states offer models to help consumers navigate insurance hurdles and report possible parity problems.
Our Mental Health Talks forum on November 22nd offered a comprehensive view of primary care innovations and veteran mental health.
Oklahoma can begin to address its workforce shortages by fully funding and implementing a loan repayment program for behavioral health professionals.
New federal grants will help Oklahoma build telenetworks expanding access to critically-needed child psychiatrists. Read our analysis.
In a new report, we analyze COVID-19’s impact on the mental health and wellbeing of Oklahoma’s children.
Our fourth-ever Mental Health Talks forum on September 24 offered a comprehensive view of COVID-19's impact on children's mental health.
Hosted by Rep. Jeff Boatman, R-Tulsa, this interim study on Sept. 15 explored the needs and opportunities of mental health crisis service expansion in Oklahoma.
Take a look at this report for behavioral health trends since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
Our third-ever Mental Health Talks forum on July 30 offered a comprehensive view of workplace wellness in Oklahoma.
The business community can fuel economic growth by addressing the mental health of Oklahomans and advancing methods proven to support a healthy workforce. Learn more about how employers…
Take a look at this comprehensive overview of integrated care: its necessity, popular models, the evidence and policy opportunities that could support its dissemination and adoption.
Healthy Minds shared this framework for an ideal children's continuum of care at the INTEGRIS Health Partners Summit on June 21, 2021.
Our second-ever Mental Health Talks forum on June 25 offered a comprehensive view of school-based mental health services in Oklahoma.
In this new report, we summarize the complex evidence about the relationship between mental illness and violence, and make recommendations for programmatic and policy changes where needed.
View our quick-reference snapshot of veteran mental health and suicidality here.
View our quick-reference snapshot of behavioral health in Indian Country here.
Key shortages in Oklahoma’s behavioral health workforce represent a crisis Oklahoma cannot afford to ignore. View our data and findings here.
Healthy Minds has released a new report on the relationship between mental health and Oklahoma's workforce.
Healthy Minds examines the pandemic’s effect on Oklahoma behavioral health providers as well as the changes and innovations they have implemented in response to the…
Healthy Minds has released a brief examination of mental health systems and services in Oklahoma as a follow up to the previous Mental Health Issues…
Healthy Minds has released a comprehensive report on how Oklahoma can address children's mental health in school settings.
Healthy Minds overviews Oklahoma's mental health workforce and what the state should expect during medicaid expansion in the third report of a new policy series.
SB 674 expands telehealth access by ensuring that medically-appropriate telehealth visits are valued the same as similar in-person visits, with no greater patient costs or…
Mental health issues impact a broad range of state services and activities – but these services are often siloed. This bill identifies and breaks down…
HB 1103 expands the use of the Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment (OPNA) to 100% of Oklahoma schools.
HB 1005 will reduce unsafe dirty needlesin our communities, protect first responders andconnect more Oklahomans to addiction recovery services amid an addiction crisis caused by…
Get ready for the 2021 Oklahoma Legislative Session as Healthy Minds offers a series of legislative opportunities and tracks bills related to the care and…
Healthy Minds has released an overview of systemic issues relating to mental health and substance use disorders in Oklahoma.
Telehealth policies for the COVID-19 era and beyond must ensure fair and equal access for rural and urban Oklahomans alike.
Healthy Minds overviews Oklahoma's greatest mental health workforce needs in the second report of a new policy series.
Healthy Minds overviews Oklahoma's greatest mental health workforce needs in the first report of a new policy series.
Healthy Minds Policy Initiative has worked with statewide leaders and community experts in Tulsa and to develop a cutting-edge collaboration to address methamphetamine addiction on…
Mental health and physical health go hand in hand. This issue overview discusses how integrating behavioral health treatment into primary care creates a coordinated one-stop-shop…
Children are a vulnerable population during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the resulting economic downturn: They are directly affected by COVID-19 and the…
COVID-19 presents a new host of challenges for children's mental health in Oklahoma, but several policy opportunities offer hope for 2021.
HMPI Executive Director Zack Stoycoff and Tulsa Deputy Mayor Amy Brown presented Sept. 23, 2020, to the Tulsa City Council on key community projects impacting…
Healthy Minds Policy Initiative offers this response to a Request for Public Feedback (RPF) by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) about a proposal to shift the SoonerCare (Medicaid) program to a…
Untreated mental health and substance use disorders ("SUD") cost the health care system.
People of color experince disparities in care due to access issues and the lacking of quality of care, both in mental health and substance use…
Communities in Oklahoma are already experiencing increases in mental health needs due to COVID-19, with a recent Healthy Minds Policy Initiative (HMPI) report projecting higher…
The information on this page is designed to (1) bring attention to implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the behavioral health workforce, and (2) summarize…
The effects of stigma about mental health conditions are serious. Individuals are less likely to seek and receive treatment and support that otherwisecould allow individuals…
This report illustrates a possible scope of the mental health and substance abuse challenges that will arise in Oklahoma from COVID-19 and the subsequent economic…
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have assembled a one-stop directory of local, regional, and national information. The links in this page provide guidance…
Decades of criminalizing Oklahomans with mental illness and substance use disorderhave put an incredible strain on the public safety system — and it hasn’t made…
Employees make business happen. Their physical and mental skills, abilities and talents move the ball forward, making projects possible and customers satisfied. However, employee productivity…
HB 2799 expands the use of the Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment (OPNA), an evidence-based survey on school risk factors that lead to poor education, health…
Ensuring compliance with President Bush’s 2008 parity law – which requires insurers to treat illnesses of the brain the same way they treat illnesses of…
Oklahomans and their legislators need a full picture of siloed spending and strategies if we hope for top-tier mental health outcomes. SB 1350 provides this…
House Bill 3028 protects medical practitioners, law enforcement, tribes and registered social service entities who administer harm reduction programs for the purposes of reducing the…
A study released in November 2019 shows Oklahoma is going the wrong direction in achieving insurance parity for mental health coverage.
Use these links to find federal- and state-level data on mental health prevalence, treatment capacity and other related issues.
A 2019 summary of available data and trends around depression and suicide for Oklahoma's adults and youth.
Resources for researching national trends, data, best practices, advocacy and policies being explored federally and in other states.
The Tulsa 10-year Mental Health Plan report is a collection of findings and recommendations for advancing mental health treatment in Tulsa. It was released in…