Five hearings in, the Oklahoma department of mental health is still unable to identify the exact needs of its ever-shifting ...

The clock is ticking down on the final days for state lawmakers to settle on next year's fiscal budget, outlining where every ...

Commissioner Allie Friesen asked lawmakers for $23 million to pay the mental health department's employees through the fiscal year.

Legislative leaders expressed rising frustration last week over the inability of Mental Health Commissioner Allie Friesen and ...

On Monday, instead of giving answers about their finances, the Oklahoma State Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse ...

The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health posted the job after a legislative hearing in which lawmakers expressed doubt that ...

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond renewed his call for Governor Stitt to remove Allie Friesen, Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse.

Lawmakers on a select committee are set to meet with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner on Monday morning.This ...

Governor Kevin Stitt sent a letter to legislative leaders announcing steps to address budget issues at the Oklahoma ...

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

Many Oklahomans have been impacted in one way or another by substance abuse and other behavioral health issues. A brand-new conference is hoping to save lives. Organizers say "Pathways to Innovation" ...

They instead greenlighted spending millions in federal American Rescue Plan Act money to purchase land and renovate an ...