Tulsa’s city councilors got up close Wednesday with a handful of embattled mental health care providers in the area.
Councilors visited four nonprofits – Family & Children Services, GRAND Mental Health, YES Tulsa and Parkside Psychiatric Hospital – which provide emergency care to those in psychological crises or who are in the depths of substance abuse. Councilors were given tours of the facilities and participated in meetings with clinic administrators and Tulsa first responders.
“We want you all to walk away with a visual of the mental health crisis continuum in Tulsa,” said Rebecca Hubbard, the city’s chief mental health officer…