Grants to Fight the Opioid Crisis in Tulsa County
The Tulsa County Board of County Commissioners has awarded more than $4.5 million in opioid settlement funds to local organizations working to prevent addiction, expand treatment and recovery options, and strengthen behavioral health supports across the community. Commissioned in 2024, the Tulsa County Community Needs Assessment was commissioned in 2024 and completed in 2025. It provides a roadmap to address opioid-related crises and broader behavioral health challenges.
"Overall, the opioid overdose rates continue to rise, we're higher than even on the state average, and so the funds are definitely needed here in the country to combat that crisis, and that's what we're hoping to see as a result," said Robert Harmon, the Tulsa County Opio