Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS)

Mental health providers across Oklahoma are assessing the impacts of $40 million in contract line item cuts from the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services made public last week.

Providers for mental health treatment and substance abuse services across Oklahoma are facing major funding cuts.

The Oklahoma County Commissioners are officially nudging the state to pay them back $1.5 million.

Long delays in a legal process meant to ensure fairness in court are leaving vulnerable people behind.

More than a decade of faulty budgeting practices and mismanagement at the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health contributed to the agency's recent financial crisis, according to an investigative report.

Independent consultants cite delays and poor communication from the Department of Mental Health as people with serious mental illness wait in jail for treatment.

A judge is fining the state for failing to treat mentally ill defendants stuck in county jails. With a court-ordered deadline approaching, public defenders and advocates say the system remains overwhelmed, underfunded and unresponsive.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt praised 2025 legislative session outcomes.

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

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.