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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 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
Posted inRace & Equity

Whistleblowers Allege Embezzlement, Fraud at Tahlequah Nonprofit That Championed Indigenous Women

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen August 30, 2022August 29, 2022
Posted inCriminal Justice

Faced With COVID, A Desperate Man’s Sobriety, Survival Fell to His Mother When Rehab Center Evicted Him

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Kathryn Hurd, Ellie Lightfoot and Whitney Bryen August 15, 2022August 16, 2022
Posted inDomestic Violence

Despite Scathing Audit, Federal Agencies Award $1.5 Million to Oklahoma Nonprofit

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen May 23, 2022May 24, 2022
Posted inCriminal Justice

Tulsa Police Response, Policies Questioned After Arrest of Woman in Bipolar Episode

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen April 27, 2022April 27, 2022
Posted inCriminal Justice

A Day In Oklahoma County Drug Court, Where a Judge Hopes All Rise

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen March 25, 2022March 25, 2022
Posted inPublic Health

At Least 537 COVID-19 Deaths Missing From State Nursing Home Data

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen March 21, 2022March 22, 2022
Posted inDomestic Violence

Oklahoma Nonprofit Used Federal Funds For Vacations Instead of Victim Services

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen February 10, 2022May 17, 2022

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