A proposed federal rule would prohibit some federally funded medical programs from putting limitations on substance abuse or mental health care.
Mental Health
What Is Rural?
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Government agencies use a variety of methods to classify areas as urban or rural.
Mental Health
Unsettled Country: Rural Oklahoma’s Struggle with Addiction, Mental Illness
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The idyllic images of rural Oklahoma conceal a deep struggle with substance abuse and mental illness. With this overview, Oklahoma Watch launches an ongoing series, titled “Unsettled Country,” on mental health in rural areas of the state.
Watch-Out Forums
Oklahoma Watch-Out Video: Is Budget Crisis a Threat to Public Health?
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At the Oklahoma Watch-Out public forum Tuesday, two prominent Oklahoma health officials spoke to the impact the state budget crisis and the oil-and-gas downturn could have on residents’ physical and mental health.
Watch-Out Forums
Oklahoma Watch-Out Forum Jan. 26 – Is Budget Crisis a Threat to Public Health?
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Oklahoma Watch will hold a public discussion with state health leaders on the risks that state budget cuts and the downturn in the oil and gas industry could pose for Oklahomans’ physical and mental health.
Mental Health
A Search for Alternatives to Match Services With Disabled
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With the budget in a vise, state officials and advocates are examining new ways to reduce the number of people on a waiting list for services for the developmentally disabled. That includes a website.
Mental Health
Wait List Reaches All-Time High for Developmental Disabilities Services
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The waiting list for a state program that provides services to Oklahomans with developmental and intellectual disabilities has grown to the highest level it’s ever been.
Mental Health
Mental Health Leader: Attorneys in Homecoming Case Should Watch Words
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A mental health leader in Oklahoma cautioned the prosecutor and defense attorney in the OSU homecoming crash case to avoid premature statements about the role of mental illness in the tragedy.
Mental Health
At Tulsa Conference, a Call to Wed Mental and Physical Health Care
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At a Tulsa conference, experts talk about how the overall well-being of people hinges on accepting the inseparability of mental and physical health care.
Mental Health
Confronting the Toll of Suicide
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Savannah Kalman, Oklahoma’s suicide prevention manager, talks with Oklahoma Watch about why so many Oklahomans take their own lives.
Mental Health
Tracing a Year of Suicides
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How often do people in Oklahoma take their own lives? Examine this interactive table tracing the 731 suicides that occurred in 2014.