Media Coverage

Board member, Rebecca Marshall, shares her story

Rebecca Marshall, MHAOK Board Member, was featured in She Is Tulsa Magazine this month. In it, she tells a story that far too many can relate to: one of homelessness, of suicide, of disordered eating. She gives the readers an intimate view of what it’s like to trudge forward into survival while having your humanity,

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Honoring former Executive Director, David Bernstein

This week, we are honoring the memory of David Bernstein, mental health advocate and former director of our organization.  Mr. Bernstein served as the executive director from 1969 to 1973, long before Tulsa Mental Health Association expanded statewide and began operating as Mental Health Association Oklahoma. A man dedicated to the health and well-being of

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Lottie House Program Manager, Lindsay Yisrael talks with Taelyr Jackson of OETA

As mentioned in an earlier post, July is BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) Mental Health Month, and as we continue to make strides in prevention and treatment of mental illness, we remain committed to modeling inclusivity. Health is a right for humanity, no matter your heritage or skin color.  Recently, we were honored

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An inside view of Governor Stitt’s dissolution of the GICH

As we continue to advocate for the most vulnerable Oklahomans, we recognize and applaud the innovative leadership at all levels who work alongside us in this fight to end homelessness. As our own Kelly Dyer Fry said in Sunday’s op-ed for the Oklahoman (a paper at which she was the editor for nearly a decade),

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Developing: the dissolution of the Oklahoma Governor’s Interagency Council on Homelessness

As the premier boots-on-the-ground nonprofit whose expertise and work primarily exists at the intersection of mental illness and homelessness, we were disheartened to learn of Governor Stitt’s decision to disband the 19 year-old Oklahoma’s Governor on Interagency Council on Homelessness (GICH). 2News Oklahoma reached out to us for comment, and past chair of the GICH

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Our community partnerships are key in this winnable fight to end homelessness

The strong partnerships MHAOK has formed with other statewide organizations are instrumental in serving the most vulnerable Oklahomans. Some of the Association’s closest allies in the fight to end homelessness are Homeless Alliance, Pivot and Oklahoma City Housing Authority, and the four organizations formally came together when the the City of Oklahoma City sought applications

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Arie Fife with Oklahoma Watch goes out with our boots-on-the-ground team

This winter, Arie Fife with Oklahoma Watch took a deep dive into our boots-on-the-ground efforts to serve vulnerable Oklahomans. She’s gone out with our Oklahoma City A Better Way team, as well as our Street Outreach and Street Medicine teams, speaking with those who run the programs and those who benefit from their services. Fife

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True homeless count overflows ONEOK Field: an op ed by Terri White

As advocates for the most vulnerable in our community, it is imperative that we continue to raise awareness, strategically and comprehensively. Saturday’s edition of the Tulsa World included a valuable piece on the alarming affordable housing deficit and its clear impact on our fight against homelessness. Click here for the digital version of the latest

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Tulsa World writes on community service providers and how federal funding has helped us to address homelessness

Our dedication to working with both community partners and elected officials to assist those in need of housing and mental health services made the front page of the Tulsa World, this weekend. Kevin Canfield dives into Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum’s Homelessness Task Force, examining the needs of those experiencing homelessness along with strategies to address

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