OKC Public Safety Partnership receives Inasmuch Foundation Grant

Published on October 14, 2026

The City of Oklahoma City recently was selected as a recipient governmental agency for the Inasmuch Foundation Human Services Grant, awarding $293,450 to the OKC Public Safety Partnership. The grant funds the salary cost of a mental health project coordinator to assist with implementing a multi-year mental health systems change initiative. Grant funding will extend for four years, covering the implementation phase of the initiative.

The mental health systems change initiative is based on a comprehensive assessment of Oklahoma City’s mental health needs completed by Healthy Minds Policy Initiative in 2025.

“Beginning with the formation of the Public Safety Partnership three years ago, Oklahoma City has reimagined its emergency response system to better meet residents’ behavioral health needs,” said Jessica Hawkins, senior vice president of community initiatives at Healthy Minds and lead facilitator for the Oklahoma City Crisis Intervention Advisory Group. “This grant will help Oklahoma City take this work even further and complement the City’s crisis system-focused work by addressing challenges facing the community’s behavioral health system.”

The full-time mental health project coordinator will report through the OKC Public Safety Partnership and will work closely with Healthy Minds and community partner agencies to guide implementation of an Assertive Community Treatment strategy, oversee operational agreements and help develop a fiscal plan for long-term behavioral health priorities.

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an intensive, team-based mental health service model designed to support individuals with serious mental or behavioral health disorders. The program features community-based delivery that occurs in the home, workplace, or other community space for individuals who struggle with outpatient care. The goals of this model include reduced hospitalization or emergency room visits, housing stability, and integration within the community.

“We recently celebrated milestones for two Public Safety Partnership programs focused expanding the City’s mental health response ecosystem – the one-year anniversary of Mobile Integrated Healthcare and the two-year anniversary of the Crisis Intervention Advisory Group. This grant gives us the opportunity to build on these successful programs as we continue the work of reshaping public safety in Oklahoma City,” said Andrea Grayson, OKC Public Safety Partnership implementation manager.

The grant was authorized during the Sept. 29 City Council meeting.