About Healthy Minds

Our Mission

We work to end untreated mental illness and addiction in Oklahoma through policy and practice transformation.

Our Vision

We believe all Oklahomans should have the mental health treatment and prevention services they need, when and where they need them.

Our Story

A collaborative approach to mental health systems transformation

An estimated 578,000 Oklahoma adults — one in five — experience mental illness, and 225,000 have a substance use disorder. Too many of these Oklahomans go without mental health treatment, and the consequences are felt in our families, businesses, schools, and the criminal justice system.

Healthy Minds Policy Initiative is a nonprofit founded in 2019 by The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation to convene partners and create a culture of problem solving on mental health issues. Originally focused on the Tulsa area, Healthy Minds now operates statewide with employees and projects across Oklahoma.

Implementing a vision for healthier communities

Since its inception, Healthy Minds has published dozens of pieces of original research and analysis, helped secure tens of millions of dollars in competitive funding for Oklahoma’s behavioral health care system, and initiated more than a dozen community-based partnerships committed to ending untreated mental illness and substance use. Healthy Minds provides data, consultation, and education on best practices to Oklahoma legislators and other leaders committed to improving the mental health of all Oklahomans.

Our Core Values

Healthier, thriving communities

We are optimistic about the future of Oklahoma and believe bold change is possible.

We focus on the big picture to make systemic change.

We develop tailored solutions for specific communities.

Empowering others to succeed

We earn trust by being reliable, honest, and humble.

We build capacity  in others by integrating partners into our work.

We celebrate the accomplishments of, and are accountable to, our partners, peers, and colleagues.

Solutions that work

We translate ideas into action through a rigorous review of the evidence.

We maintain subject-matter competence through proactive learning.

We engage with the people most impacted by our work.

Our Core Values

Healthier, thriving communities

We are optimistic about the future of Oklahoma and believe bold change is possible.

We focus on the big picture to make systemic change.

We develop tailored solutions for specific communities.

Empowering others to succeed

We earn trust by being reliable, honest, and humble.

We build capacity in others by integrating partners into our work.

We celebrate the accomplishments of, and are accountable to, our partners, peers, and colleagues.

Solutions that work

We translate ideas into action through a rigorous review of the evidence.

We maintain subject-matter competence through proactive learning.

We engage with the people most impacted by our work.

Funders and supporters

While Oklahoma has tremendous mental health need, collaborative solutions are underway. Building on a founding investment from The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation, Healthy Minds' work is made possible by a network of local and national supporters.