State showing progress, failures, kids' report says
One out of every five Oklahoma children ages 9 through 17 have a diagnosable mental illness or addiction disorder, according to a status report released Thursday by the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy.
That's 89,278 children who are afflicted, according to the organization.
"Oklahoma is really in a world of hurt,” said Anne Roberts , executive director of the nonprofit child advocacy organization whic...
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