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The $30 Million Black Hole: Inside Oklahoma's Mental Health Crisis

How years of financial mismanagement, alleged corruption, and political warfare left the state's most vulnerable citizens caught in the crossfire On a Friday afternoon in early May 2025, the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services announced it was short $23 million and may not make

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