Major series support by: Healthy Minds Policy Initiative

Snapshot: Mental Health

Snapshot: Mental Health is a collaborative journalism project examining the state of mental health in Tulsa and across Oklahoma.

Local reporters are exploring how people experience the mental health system, the barriers many face when trying to access care and the programs working to close those gaps. The reporting highlights both the challenges within Oklahoma’s mental health safety net and the community-driven solutions being developed to support people in need.

This project is a partnership between the Tulsa Flyer, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Frontier, KOSU, La Semana and Focus Black Oklahoma working together to strengthen community reporting and bring deeper coverage to an issue affecting thousands of Tulsans.

Read the reporting

Explore stories from the Snapshot: Mental Health project examining how mental health intersects with community life across Tulsa, publishing March 23.

Snapshot Magazine

Mental Health Snapshot will also be published as a special print magazine bringing this reporting together in one place.

The magazine will be distributed across Tulsa through partner locations and community spaces to ensure the reporting reaches as many readers as possible.

Pick up your magazine for free the week of March 30.

Community Conversation: Mental Health Forum

As part of the project, the Tulsa Flyer and The Oklahoma Eagle will host a free public forum bringing together journalists and community leaders to discuss the reporting and explore solutions for improving access to mental health care.

The discussion will explore:

• What the reporting revealed about Tulsa’s mental health system
• Programs working to help people access care
• Challenges that remain in the mental health safety net
• Community-driven solutions being proposed

Reserve your seat below.

Mental health resource guide

Tulsa Documenters collected a comprehensive list of mental health resources in Tulsa and across Oklahoma.