Opioid settlement funds for mental health crisis response
Summary
The small budget committee recommends funding a new forensic mental health team with about $400,000 in opioid-settlement dollars for three years, while continuing to monitor funding for the embedded COEPS 911 program. Councilors flagged survey data showing residents feel mental health services are badly lacking.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $400,000 in year one from opioid settlement dollars, proposed via a future budget amendment.
Residents in mental health crisis, especially those with justice involvement, plus 911 callers needing a mental health response.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Council Urban & Economic Development Committee - Oct 21, 2026
$410,000 from the Walgreens opioid settlement extends the ART II program one year, funding four positions including mobile integrated healthcare paramedics.
Council (Regular) - Aug 26, 2026
Over $441,000 from the Allergan opioid settlement goes to a Forensic Assertive Community Treatment team — Tulsa's effort to route people in mental health crises to help instead of jail.
Council Urban & Economic Development Committee - Aug 19, 2026
Opioid settlement dollars will fund the first year of a forensic assertive community treatment team for people with serious mental illness cycling through jails, ERs and homelessness. Family & Children's Services will run it; the city is still hunting matching dollars.
Council (Regular) - Aug 19, 2026
The city is putting $441,084 of opioid settlement money toward a Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) team — pending final vote August 26.
Council Budget & Special Projects Committee - Jun 3, 2026
The small budget committee recommends funding a new forensic mental health team with about $400,000 in opioid-settlement dollars for three years, while continuing to monitor funding for the embedded COEPS 911 program. Councilors flagged survey data showing residents feel mental health services are badly lacking.
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