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Healthy Minds outlines youth mental-health gaps, network issues and 2023 legislative wins
Summary
Healthy Minds presented data on rising youth mental-health needs, workforce shortages and network inadequacy; the group cited recent 2023 legislative measures (SB442, SB254, SB444, HB2175) intended to expand access, improve network accuracy and support workforce development.
Healthy Minds director of Policy Research and Engagement presented the organization's assessment of Oklahoma's youth mental-health system, calling attention to a tallied increase in self-reported psychological distress, rising pediatric emergency visits for mental-health crises, and a shortage of intensive community-based services for adolescents.
The presentation underscored several structural problems: a shortage of psychiatrists and…
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