Oklahoma Mental Health Statistics
Statistics on Mental Health in Oklahoma
Oklahoma has some of the HIGHEST RATES for Substance Abuse and Mental Illness:
- Oklahoma ranks 3rd WORST in the nation for rates of mental illness
- Oklahoma ranks 2nd WORST in the nation for rates of substance abuse
- Between 62-94% of Oklahomans in need of treatment DO NOT receive the services they need
- Many mentally ill clients wait in COUNTY JAILS for over 6 months before they are placed into treatment