OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – 573 contracts with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services are under review, and more than 300 of them are not being renewed.
In May, lawmakers forced the agency’s head, Alli Freisen, to step down.
The agency had a $30 million hole in its budget, the result of overspending and mismanagement.
ODMHSAS pulling funding from select service providers to stay on budget after financial shortfall
To give you an example, the programs range from mental health and drug treatment, alcohol abuse education, mobile crisis response units, and the list goes on…