Research
Programs of Assertive Community Treatment: Oklahoma’s unmet needs and opportunities to expand intensive services
Our research finds that Oklahoma’s PACT teams serve less than half the number of people who would benefit from and be eligible for these services.
Read MoreKnowledge base: Community mental health and the CCBHC model in Oklahoma
As the first state to fully transition to the CCBHC model, Oklahoma has been at the forefront of embracing change to better deliver community mental health care to its residents.
Read MoreThe state of Oklahoma's behavioral health workforce
Policymakers have realistic options for addressing the state's most pressing behavioral health workforce challenges. With roughly $30 million in targeted funding and policy initiatives, Oklahoma can significantly strengthen workforce pipelines to meet the state’s growing need for behavioral health professionals.
Read MoreChallenges and opportunities for Oklahoma’s psychologist workforce
Among Oklahoma’s non-prescribing behavioral health clinicians, psychologists have the greatest gap between supply and demand, meeting only 37% of the state’s estimated need. Without investments in the pipeline of future psychologists, Oklahoma will continue to struggle meeting residents' needs into the next decade.
Read MoreData snapshot: Mental health and substance use in higher education
In this data snapshot, we highlight national prevalence rates of mental health conditions among U.S. college students as well as state rates of alcohol and substance use among college-age Oklahomans.
Read MoreKnowledge base: Behavioral health workforce licensure in Oklahoma
Understanding the licensure process for behavioral health professionals is an important starting point for policy solutions that increase access to care for Oklahomans with mental health and substance use treatment needs.
Read MoreAccessing behavioral health providers through private insurance in Oklahoma
We found that health insurance networks offer poor access to the state’s behavioral health care providers — a barrier to care for more than 2 million Oklahomans with these plans.
Read MoreSurveying Oklahoma’s behavioral health workforce
To better understand the accessibility of Oklahoma's workforce, Healthy Minds conducted a survey of Oklahoma's licensed behavioral health care providers.
Read MoreOpportunities for expanding school-based mental health interventions
Targeted interventions anchored within a comprehensive multi-tiered system of supports framework are crucial to the well-being of youth in our state.
Read MoreData snapshot: Methamphetamine in Oklahoma
The co-use of methamphetamine and opioids (including fentanyl) has resulted in a significant increase in overdose deaths involving both substances in Oklahoma.
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