The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services says it needs $28.7 million to get through the end of June, according to a state audit report released Tuesday. OKLAHOMA CITY, ...

Disagreement is brewing over progress on an effort to make changes to Oklahoma’s competency restoration system, administered by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

State lawmakers held a select committee hearing reviewing mental health finances, but left the meeting saying they remain frustrated and still have more questions than answers at this point. With less ...

On Monday, instead of giving answers about their finances, the Oklahoma State Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) told state lawmakers they don’t know how bad things are ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – On Tuesday, Oklahoma Governor Stitt’s office released the findings of an initial financial examination report for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse ...

The long-quiet SSM Health hospital campus in southwest Oklahoma City is getting a second act as a state-run mental health hub ...

Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services officials are concerned they could continue to see deep budget cuts, resulting in fewer services for mental health patients. Terri ...

NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) – The Virtue Center in Norman celebrated 53 years of serving the community this week. They said that after receiving a notice that some of their contracts with the Oklahoma ...

TULSA, Okla. — Funding for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) has become a point of confusion and concern among state lawmakers. Representative Melissa ...

The Senate Resolution to remove Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner Allie Friesen passed by a vote of 43-1 late Thursday night. The resolution will now go to the House, where it ...

The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services said they will make payroll as scheduled next week after they originally alerted the House Speaker they would run out of funds ...

State auditor Cindy Byrd released the first part of an investigation Tuesday into the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS), which says the department will need ...