mental health

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.

In an interview with Newsmax, Gov. Stitt said the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health has banned its employees from using pronouns in their email signatures, a measure he said made five employees "leave in protest."

A consent decree drafted to improve mental health services in Oklahoma county jails has cleared its first legislative hurdle.

While research shows that the peer support model is effective at improving clients’ well-being, experts say that low pay makes it difficult for people to remain in positions or create livable careers.

Farming is a demanding job saddled with stressors like increasingly unpredictable weather, rising input costs and changing commodity prices. On top of those issues, producers of color deal with the impacts of racism, which is linked to mental health conditions like depression and PTSD.

Drummond was one of 42 attorneys general who joined on the letter, arguing Congress could help protect future generations through a surgeon general’s warning on these platforms.

A consent decree drafted to improve mental health services in Oklahoma county jails would violate state law, a federal judge ruled late Friday. Judge Frizzell wrote the decree’s plan to implement a pilot restoration treatment program needs to be amended.