ODMHSAS Strategic Plan
ODMHSAS identified three main goals progress services throughout Oklahoma. These goals were created using agency-specific mental health and substance abuse challenges affecting the State of Oklahoma and the statewide goal of reducing childhood obesity. In addition, studies show that childhood obesity indicates an increased risk for mental health (disorders), substance use, and addictive disorders.
These goals change as they are achieved and each year the department assesses new goals to work towards a better Oklahoma. You can see previous goals and how they were addressed on the Goals & Achievements page.
- Reach 18,000 people with suicide prevention training (ex. QPR, CAMS, school staff, physicians, etc.)
- Distribute 30,000 overdose reversal medications, prioritizing locations by using Google search data.
- Distribute 15,000 fentanyl test strips, prioritizing locations by using Google search data.
- Increase communication engagement with suicide prevention media outputs (ex. 988, Are You OK?) by 50%.
- Increase the use of Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in healthcare settings by 40 additional medical practice sites.
- Increase CIT training by implementing CIT hub which provides local training opportunities in partnership with community-based providers.
- Train 500 law enforcement officers in CIT by June 30, 2023.
- Develop and establish the Clinical Center of Excellence
- Single entry access point for all trainings
- Comprehensive course catalog and event calendar
- Training inventory and assessments
- Single entry access point for all trainings
- Implement Zero Suicide Care Pathway for addiction treatment providers, primary care physicians and veteran providers.
- Create ability to identify completed suicide screenings throughout all Medicaid and ODMHSAS providers.
- Increase requirements for follow-up after inpatient, crisis unit, and URC.
- Implement process for outreach to consumers post emergency dept. visit for Suicidal Ideation.
- Increase requirements for all mobile crisis teams including increase in community-based responses and 24/7 access to services.
- Increase the number of mobile crisis teams by 10.
- Implement care coordination for most in need individuals not connected with CCBHCs.
- Create a division of aging at ODMHSAS and include web presence, screening tools, and specific targeted training materials.
- Develop first episode psychosis services in all CCBHCs.
- Increase specialized services for veterans and their families by 50%.
- Reduce out of state placements for high need children by 50%.
- Increase Oklahoma Forensic Center beds by 80.
- Pilot competency restoration in ok county jail.
- Increase URC and Crisis Centers statewide by 23 units.
- Increase peer and case management university. partnerships by increasing certification parnterships to 5 total universities.
- 100% in-state 988 answer rate.
- Break ground for new TCBH and GMH hospitals.
- Increase technology connection between private hospitals and CCBHCs to decrease inpatient admissions. Implement 10 new connections.
- Begin an LPN to RN cohort to support workforce development.
- Increase communication engagement with substance abuse related media outputs (ex. substance use, binge drinking, opioids, stimulants, etc.) by 50%.
- Provide 5,000 substance use prevention practices through contracted community coalitions.
- Continue to increase Higher Education Prevention Services by an additional 58% increasing HEPS service providers from (7) active campuses to (12) active campuses.
- Increase the use of Do No Harm opioid/pain management prevention services, including activties to reduce overdose deaths, in healthcare settings by 40 additional medical practice sites.
- Increase school-based primary substance use prevention services (Botvin LifeSkills, AlcoholEdu, PAX Good Behavior Game, ASPIRE) by a total of 25% school sites.
- Increase number of school districts utilizing the Multi-Tiered System of Supports approach to preventing/treating mental, emotional, and behavioral (MEB) problems among youth by an additional 5 school districts.
- Increase access to treatment for individuals with or at risk for opioid use disorder by incorporating 24/7 access to Medication Assisted Treatment, for an additional 600 persons (Settings include-Inpatient, Crisis, and Urgent Recovery Centers).
- Analyze data around physicians prescribing MAT and provide targeted training.
- Increase access to treatment for individuals with or at risk for methamphetamine use disorder by increasing services, for an additional 4,500 persons.
- Family care plan training completed by each DMH operated and contracted treatment agency.
- Implement 7 new family treatment courts.
- Update of the RBSS curriculum to allow for on-demand education.
- Increase substance abuse treatment services by serving an additional 4,500 people.
- Decrease overdose deaths by distributing 2,000 medication lockboxes.
- Decrease overdose deaths by distributing 3,000 medication disposal bags.
- Establish MOUs with 90 law enforcement agencies to administer overdose reversal medication.
Obesity and Mental Health Disorders: The Connections
Depression. A diagnosis of obesity or overweight during childhood or adolescence indicates a significantly increased risk of developing a depressive disorder.
Anxiety. A diagnosis of obesity or overweight during childhood or adolescence indicates marginally increased risk of developing an anxiety disorder.
ADHD. A diagnosis of obesity or overweight during childhood or adolescence does not indicate an increased risk of developing ADHD. However, researchers did identify a correlation between ADHD accompanied by disobedience, defiance, aggression, cruelty, and destruction of property and disproportionate weight gain during early adolescence or adulthood.
Eating Disorders. A diagnosis of obesity or overweight during childhood or adolescence indicates a significantly increased risk of developing an eating disorder.
Our Plan to Reduce Childhood Obesity
- Develop and launch a childhood obesity training targeting assessment and care planning.
- Train 100 people in the use of family and physical activity screening tool.
- Credential at least 1,000 wellness coaches to help promote a culture of wellness and provide wellness services to children and families in the behavioral health system.
- Increase the number of credentialed wellness coaches trained in youth-focused competencies by 15%.
