Budget cuts to state programs
In the past four years, the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has cut more than $30 million from its budget. The agency has responded to budget reductions by:
• Cutting department leadership positions and reducing overall central office administration
• Capping Griffin Memorial Hospital census at 120 beds
• Merging Norman Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center with the Children's Recovery Center
• Closing a co-occurring unit at the Tulsa Center for Behavioral Health
• Closing an enhanced residential care unit at Central Oklahoma Community Mental Health Center
• Cutting more than 70 private providers by more than $3.5 million
• Initiating three voluntary buyout programs
• Initiating a voluntary furlough program
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