OKLAHOMA CITY – In celebration of Juneteenth Day of Observance, Mental Health Association Oklahoma (MHAOK) is hosting an afternoon of recognition and celebration from 1 to 4 p.m., Friday, June 16 at Lottie House Drop-In Center. Juneteenth, a marriage of the words June and nineteenth, became our nation’s twelfth federal holiday in 2021. The Lottie […]
Last month, MHAOK’s Veteran Peer Recovery Support Specialist (VPRSS) organized a day of relaxation for our veteran participants: a day at the lake. Our VPRSS has walked in the same shoes as the veterans we serve, and because of his shared experiences, he truly empathizes with this vulnerable population. His background enables him to build
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We are so excited to close out Children’s Mental Health Acceptance Week with a party! Join us to celebrate at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 13 at the Capitol View Event Center in Oklahoma City. We’ll have free resources, snacks, and so much fun! Mental Health Superheroes will join the festivities from 11 a.m. to
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It’s a season of mental health education at MHAOK! With the demand for mental health services continuing to rise, we are pleased to have the opportunity to speak to so many different groups, including the group at this month’s Thrive Brain Health Symposium. Our CEO, Terri White, will be delivering an invaluable presentation entitled ‘Reimagining
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Just FIVE days until the best party in town! Viva Carnivale! Three decades in the making, this annual fundraiser helps us fund the programs that help vulnerable Oklahomans in need. After the first year, we were able to open Walker Hall, Mental Health Association Oklahoma’s first housing program. At that time, the proceeds benefitted twelve
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On Monday morning, amidst a crowd of city and state officials, contractors and MHAOK team members, Cynthia B, one of our Taylor Ridge Apartments residents, did the honors of cutting a purple satin ribbon in celebration of the newly renovated place that she now calls home. What a moment in time that was. We had
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Mental Health Association Oklahoma celebrates the grand reopening of Taylor Ridge Apartments with a ribbon cutting ceremony OKLAHOMA CITY – Mental Health Association Oklahoma (MHAOK) is pleased to celebrate the grand reopening of Taylor Ridge Apartments in Northwest Oklahoma City with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The event will take place at 4759 NW 36th Street
We are pleased to announce that longtime Mental Health Association Oklahoma supporter, Jack Allen, is this year’s honorary chair for Carnivale! Allen, who is now semi-retired, was invited to the very first Carnivale in 1990 as he was launching the growth of a new business. “From a very early start, it was marketing, but I
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Way back in 1990, Mrs. Suzanne Warren co-chaired the inaugural Carnivale, which was then called Le Masquerade. The fundraiser was so successful that it allowed Mental Health Association Oklahoma to open its first housing program, Walker Hall, the following year. At that time, proceeds benefitted only twelve tenants, but thirty-three years later, our annual fundraiser
We are exactly two months from gathering at the Best Party in Town! With dinner, dancing, and jaw-dropping entertainment all for a great cause, Carnivale 2023 is sure to be the best event in Oklahoma, and ticket sales are live. THE EVENT Hope. Stability. A safe place to call home – all things our programs
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