About Tulsa's Children's Mental Health Initiative

The Tulsa Children’s Mental Health Initiative is being led by the Chief Mental Health Officer, the CMHI Grant Coordinator, the Lead Family Coordinator, and the governance team.

Tulsa CMHI Goals

1. Create the governance team and begin building infrastructure that will support the System of Care for children, youth, and families in Tulsa at risk for or with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) / Serious Mental Illness (SMI).
2. Decrease the amount of children/youth with SED / SMI who visit the Tulsa Emergency Rooms for behavioral health problems.
3. Increase the access to culturally appropriate, evidence-based services for crisis stabilization, intensive home and community-based, and intensive case management.
4. Increase youth and family voice, leadership, and support services in the City of Tulsa.
5. Increase the number of pediatric primary care and Emergency Room providers to address youth suicide prevention and mental health crisis.

About the Governance Board:

Tulsa’s Children’s Mental Health Initiative (TCMHI)Governance Team (GT) is required as part of the SAMHSA System of Care grant Tulsa received. Governance Team members are responsible for building infrastructure including accountability, financing, managing care and costs, and inter-agency partnerships.

Grant Key Personnel

• Melissa Cameron, MS – Grant Coordinator
• Erin Parks – Lead Family Coordinator
• Rebecca Hubbard, PhD – Chief Mental Health Officer

Grant Provider Partners

• Oklahoma Family Network
• Family and Children's Services
• Counseling & Recovery Services of Oklahoma

CMHI Core Values

• Value the work of systems change through decisionmaker investment of time, demonstrated commitment to effort, and fostered buy-in from community
• Contribute to systems improvement, including workforce development and retention efforts and financial and infrastructure sustainability plan.
• Clear and transparent communication with mutual respect.
• Inclusive and intentional engagement by centering youth and family voice.
• Meaningful contributions to increase equitable, timely, and effective access.
• Multi-directional considerations, including cultural and linguistic focus.
• Inclusive of Youth Mental Health and Family Resilience Commission findings and evidence-based practices.