The U.S. Department of Justice found the state of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, and Oklahoma City Police Department discriminates against people with behavioral heal
The U.S. Department of Justice found the state of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, and Oklahoma City Police Department discriminate against people with behavioral health issues.
People with behavioral health disabilities in the Oklahoma County area are not receiving the support they need. Instead of accessing treatment in the community, they are institutionalized repeatedly. Further, when they call 911 for a behavioral health emergency, they get a response by armed police, even when there is no public safety issue identified.
However, the DOJ states "Oklahoma does not provide sufficient services to prevent unnecessary institutionalization. As a result, many people with behavioral health disabilities never receive treatment until they are in crisis, when they instead end up needlessly hospitalized or in contact with law enforcement."
Governor Kevin Stitt and Oklahoma State Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner Allie Friesen also released a statement regarding the DOJ's investigation report.
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