Mental health and substance use treatment will be a focus for lawmakers this year, with dozens of bills filed on the matter ...

The report found there were 218 people stranded in county jails waiting for mental health treatment, as of Jan. 13. In ...

Consultants hired to monitor how the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services complies with a consent decree criticized the agency for a lack of urgency and absence of ...

Social work students at the University of Oklahoma offer solutions and calls to action amid state's growing substance abuse crisis.

A federal judge has rejected sanctions against Oklahoma’s Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for not fully complying with a consent decree. Attorneys for people with severe ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Yet another ...

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 ...

Tulsa-based Family & Children’s Services plans to merge with Oklahoma City’s Hope Community Services to expand mental health care statewide with no layoffs.

State lawmakers are getting answers to questions about the finances of the State Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse. The agency says the state may have to fill a $43 million funding gap, ...

The Oklahoma State Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) is tens of millions of dollars in debt. The revelation comes as many mental health service providers said they're ...