mental health

Ibogaine, a naturally occurring psychoactive drug that is illegal in the U.S., is being used abroad to treat addiction, PTSD, depression, and traumatic brain injuries.

As lawmakers dig deeper, persistent financial mismanagement at Oklahoma's mental health agency is coming into focus.

More than a century after U.S. Indian boarding schools attempted to erase Indigenous cultures and languages, tribal nations in Oklahoma are working to reclaim and teach their languages to the youth.

The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is requesting an additional $6.2 million from the legislature this fiscal year to continue offering services through July.

Navigators help people enroll in Medicaid and insurance on the federal marketplace. Federal funding cuts by the Trump administration mean Kansas will have less navigators.

A new report by Oklahoma’s Division of Government Efficiency lays out several major policy shifts for the state. Ideas include eliminating $157 million of federal health care support, much to the consternation of policy experts and some Republicans.

Gov. Kevin Stitt is requesting a special audit of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS).

The names and birthdates of patients at the center of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawsuit against Dr. M. Brett Cooper were mistakenly released in records provided to KERA News.

A settlement agreement to improve mental health services in Oklahoma county jails and resolve a major lawsuit against the state won final Senate approval.

A Comanche County judge has granted Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s motion to have death row inmate Ricky Ray Malone reevaluated for his eligibility to receive the death penalty.