This month, we are celebrating the one year anniversary of 988 Mental Health Lifeline, a three-digit number implemented for anyone experiencing or assisting with a mental health crisis. Think 911, but for the brain. And also, you can text, which can be an actual lifesaver for someone unable speak in the deadlock of a mental […]
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Dictated by circumstance, Bebe Moore Campbell’s legacy is strong and it is necessary. She was an author, a journalist, a teacher. Moore was also a tireless advocate for mental health. Just now, just in this modernizing world are we opening up more about mental health struggles and fostering dialogue around what life with mental illness
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In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Mental Health Association Oklahoma joined Domestic Violence Intervention Services for a table talk discussion hosted by the Broken Arrow Police Department. Lucinda Morte, our Mental Health Assistance Center Clinical Coordinator, discussed the importance of support, mental health education and the invaluable resources available to Oklahomans. Within this, she
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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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Hi hello and welcome to May! Can you believe we are here again? Today marks the start of Mental Health Month, which is to say we are on the first of thirty-one days dedicated to raising awareness about all things mental health. We are kicking it off with a challenge and a toolkit from Mental
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We all know that 2020 was a rollercoaster of a year and many of its effects still linger even now. During 2020, numerous employees experienced a new concept in their field of work, namely, “working from home.” Getting gas and driving to the office in the morning was swapped with getting a cup of coffee
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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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
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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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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