The Oklahoma Department of Human Services continued to refer clients to a troubled center for people with developmental disabilities for months after reports of systemic abuse first surfaced. A former Greer Center staff member said coworkers retaliated against her after she reported the allegations.
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Many foster families said the state doesn’t provide enough support. Stress leads many to consider quitting.
Oklahoma hospitals discharge a growing number of patients to homelessness. But experts say the bar is high to prove hospitals are violating federal law.
There have been nine suicides at the Oklahoma County jail in three years. Another six people with documented mental health issues died of other causes. One woman’s death has helped jumpstart a diversion program.
Oklahoma anti-abortion lawmakers are in a dilemma: Support legislation that could make it easier for some women to get abortions, or risk successful legal challenges and backlash from voters.
Oklahoma doesn’t have the funding or systems in place to ensure families get well-trained lawyers quickly during a child welfare case. Many hope a new statewide program will help.
People experiencing homelessness must be able to do basic tasks like bathing or eating on their own to get a bed in the state’s only respite center. But many can’t, and the need is growing.
