News & Updates

Awarded at the United Way of Central Oklahoma's centennial campaign kickoff, the grant provides startup funding for a multi-year initiative to strategically align Oklahoma City’s behavioral health systems with the growing mental health needs of its residents.

Launched by Healthy Minds in March 2023, the Zero Overdose learning community is a collaborative of citywide partners dedicated to eliminating overdose deaths in Tulsa.

Tequia Sier, Healthy Minds' project director for behavioral health workforce development, has been chosen to participate in a selective fellowship program for behavioral health leaders focused on building equitable mental health systems.

Healthy Minds' groundbreaking research examining the availability of behavioral health care through commercial insurance networks in Oklahoma was cited in a new report by The Bowman Family Foundation about equitable access to mental health and substance use care.

Senate Bills 442 and 254 address high patient costs and excessive wait times for appointments by ensuring more transparency from commercial health insurance plans and capping out-of-pocket costs when a timely appointment with an in-network provider isn’t available.

With Healthy Minds’ counsel and coordination, Tulsa-area mental health providers, health care executives, school districts, and local leaders have come together to dramatically improve how the city’s mental health systems work for children and young people.