LWV of Oklahoma, Mental Health

Date of Position

2002

Name of Submitting League

LWV of Oklahoma

Title of Position

Mental Health

Summary of Position

The League of Women Voters of Oklahoma (LWVOK) believes that provision of mental health services in Oklahoma should be improved in the following ways:

• The state should undertake a basic mental health needs assessment of children, adults, elderly, homeless, and penal institution populations to serve as the basis for coordinated state and local planning to determine need for services.

• The assessment should include input from citizens as well as all providers and funding sources.

• The assessment should occur each decade or after any major revision in the structure of mental illness services such as the closing of Eastern State Hospital.

League or Contact Email Address

kjhcardenas@gmail.com - Karen Hardy Cárdenas, LWVOK Program Coordinator

League or Contact Phone Number

918-764-8597