Mental Health

Veteran Mental Health

Veteran Mental Health

Mental health clinic for veterans planned for Lawton this fall

LAWTON – Cohen Veterans Network (CVN) announced plans Tuesday to open a clinic in Lawton later this fall. More than 6,000 post-9/11 veterans, their families, as well as more than 12,000 family members of active-duty service men and women in the area, will be eligible for care at the Steven A.
Southwest Ledger photo by M. Scott Carter         Clint Castleberry, center, Director of Health Services for the Department of Corrections, speaks to the Legislature’s Health Care Working Group Wednesday, Aug. 21.

Southwest Ledger photo by M. Scott Carter Clint Castleberry, center, Director of Health Services for the Department of Corrections, speaks to the Legislature’s Health Care Working Group Wednesday, Aug. 21.

Beleaguered Budget: Aging Population, Mental Health Issues Plague Oklahoma Department of Corrections

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s Department of Corrections spent about $43.5 million on health care for more than 30,000 inmates during the 2018 fiscal year, a corrections official told lawmakers Wednesday.