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In ways big and small, mental health systems across our state are working better for Oklahomans than they did five years ago.

The award from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will total $4.5 million, distributed as $900,000 each year for five years.

Edmond will receive nearly $1 million a year for four years as part of a System of Care grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the largest amount of competitive federal funding for children's mental health the city and its partners have ever received.

Two new fellows, Sharita R. Thomas and Tane Webb, will broaden Healthy Minds' expertise and capacity around substance use policy and workforce development and integrated care.

Improvements to Edmond’s mental health systems have already drawn over $6 million in federal, state, and local funding into the community.

The report found that Oklahomans must go out-of-network for behavioral health care far more often than they do for physical health care — 55% more often for office visits, where most behavioral health care is provided, and even greater disparities exist at higher levels of care.