Mayor Monroe Nichols announced the state is cutting $8 million from Tulsa's "critical mental health services and essential public safety programs."

In a post on his official Facebook page, Nichols detailed some of the impacts this cut is going to have on Tulsa:

2 News Oklahoma reached out to the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to learn more about the cuts.

Over the last few years, 2 News covered funding concerns with some of the groups mentioned in the statement:

Grand Mental Health thanked Nichols for his support on their Facebook page when they re-posted his statement.

Brodie Myers is working on talking to Mayor Nichols about this development.

Stay in touch with us anytime, anywhere --

See Full Page