Oklahoma still has work to do on funding mental health

OKLAHOMA CITY — While the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) has made some improvements in the wake of a landmark class-action lawsuit settlement, a progress report released today indicates much more work must be done to ensure compliance with the consent decree in Briggs v. Friesen. Under that agreement, ODMHSAS must take steps to provide timely court...