Mental Health

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

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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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Zarrow Mental Health Symposium focuses on new horizons in brain science

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Early bird pricing for the virtual 2023 Zarrow Mental Health Symposium ends in just two weeks. This year’s theme is New Horizons in Brain Science – a simple name for what is inarguably a complex field. With educational sessions such as ‘Neurobiology and Eating Disorders’, ‘Why Opioids are Hard to Beat’,  or ‘Getting Started with

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Celebrating BIPOC Mental Health Month

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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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MHAOK participated in a ‘table talk’ with Broken Arrow Police Department

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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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Children’s Mental Health Acceptance Week ends with a bang

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

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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

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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

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