Research

In this four-part series, Healthy Minds examines the state of Oklahoma's behavioral health workforce, action areas for policymakers and a focus on how Medicaid expansion and a shift to Medicaid managed care will change the landscape.

Healthy Minds examines Oklahoma's greatest mental health workforce needs in the first report of a new policy series.

Children are a vulnerable population during the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic downturn: They are directly affected by COVID-19 and the measures taken to prevent and control the spread of this disease.

Communities in Oklahoma are already experiencing increases in mental health needs due to COVID-19, with a recent Healthy Minds Policy Initiative report projecting higher rates of suicide, addiction and childhood trauma across the state in years to come.

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…

Despite years of attempts to ensure mental health parity in insurance coverage, Oklahomans still struggle to access substance abuse and mental health treatment.