Mike and Joi interview Carrie Blumert, CEO of Mental Health Association Oklahoma, about the Zarrow Mental Health Symposium Re:Connect. Check out all the sessions that will be available during the two-day conference and get ready to attend October 1-2. You will hear from both national and local experts as you explore how individuals and communities can heal from isolation and trauma by strengthening relationships, restoring social connections, and fostering resilience through evidence-based clinical practice. Visit zarrowsymposium.org to explore the agenda and get registered.

Joi is back with a brand new...job? In this episode, Mike and Joi sit down with psychologist Dr. Brian Goetsch and psychiatrist Dr. Grant Daugherty, who both work with Joi in her new collaborative care role at OSU Center for Health Sciences. Our guests help to define what collaborative care actually is, what it looks like at OSU, and why it just makes so much sense as an innovation for physical and behavioral health care in Oklahoma.

The latest episode of the All Things Mental Health podcast looks closely at major shifts in local housing stability with Mark Smith, Executive Director of Housing Solutions, to break down the newly released 2026 Point-in-Time count numbers.

For the first time in five years, overall homelessness in Tulsa did not increase, marking a significant turning point for local data.

• Unsheltered Numbers Drop: Unsheltered homelessness declined by 31.7% in 2026, showing signs of progress in community outreach and shelter capacity.

• The Root Cause: A severe lack of affordable housing remains the leading reported cause of homelessness across the city.

Mark emphasizes that while these data points show the community is trending in the right direction, progress requires treating the affordable housing supply as critical infrastructure.

View the interactive data dashboards directly on the Housing Solutions website at www.housingsolutionstulsa.org