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Author Archives: Whitney Bryen

Whitney Bryen is an investigative reporter at Oklahoma Watch covering vulnerable populations. Her recent investigations focus on mental health and substance abuse, domestic violence, nonprofits and nursing homes. Contact her at (405) 201-6057 or wbryen@oklahomawatch.org. Follow her on Twitter @SoonerReporter.

Posted inPublic Health

After a Decade of Waiting, Oklahomans With Disabilities Still Aren’t Receiving Care They Need

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen March 28, 2023March 29, 2023
Posted inCriminal Justice

Cleveland Co. Commissioner: Jail Health Care Expansion Unrelated to Recent Deaths

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen March 8, 2023March 7, 2023
Posted inMental Health

Oklahomans Languish in Jail Awaiting Mental Health Care, Federal Lawsuit Claims

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ashlynd Huffman and Whitney Bryen March 1, 2023March 6, 2023
Posted inCriminal Justice

Sheriff, Jail Health Care Provider Seek Public Money to Increase Staff After Two Women Died

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen February 21, 2023February 21, 2023
Posted inCriminal Justice

Previously Withheld Video Shows Man’s Fatal Struggle With Pottawatomie County Jailers

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen January 29, 2023March 2, 2023
Posted inMental Health

Oklahomans Share Their Struggle for Mental Healthcare as Feds Investigate Statewide Treatment

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen December 28, 2022January 4, 2023
Posted inCriminal Justice

114 Executions and Counting: An Oklahoma Priest’s Quest to Uphold the ‘Dignity of Life’

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen November 23, 2022November 23, 2022
Posted inElections

What Stitt Has and Hasn’t Done to Address Oklahoma’s Poor Health Outcomes

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen October 26, 2022November 1, 2022
Posted inNursing Homes

Nursing Home Worker Shortage Puts Aging Oklahomans at Risk

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen October 12, 2022October 11, 2022
Posted inMental Health

Channeling Childhood Chaos To Help Oklahomans Suffering Addiction, Mental Illness

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen September 27, 2022September 26, 2022

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