Heath Holt Hayes
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- Executive
Heath Holt Hayes resides in Oklahoma City and owns his own consulting firm specializing in infrastructure and capacity development in mental health and addiction space. Heath has held previous leadership roles in state government, most recently as the Deputy Commissioner for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Heath's responsibilities focused on providing leadership, administrative oversight and coordination of Oklahoma's mental health and addiction programming. Heath served as the primary lead on all public affairs, governmental relations, communication, prevention initiatives, workforce training, certifications and development, as well as consumer advocacy and community coalitions.
Heath is a nationally recognized leader helping others embrace lived experience with mental health and has successfully integrated recovery-oriented, holistic, and person-driven continuums of care at the local, state, and national levels.
In addition, Heath is a member of the American Psychiatric Association Board, Chaired the Recovery Support Services Division of the National Association State Mental Health Program Directors, and is alumni of the National Council for Wellbeing's Leadership program.
Heath received a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Oklahoma and completed graduate degrees from the University of Oklahoma in Human Relations, Administrative Leadership, and a Women's and Gender Studies certificate.
Heath is a nationally recognized leader helping others embrace lived experience with mental health and has successfully integrated recovery-oriented, holistic, and person-driven continuums of care at the local, state, and national levels.
In addition, Heath is a member of the American Psychiatric Association Board, Chaired the Recovery Support Services Division of the National Association State Mental Health Program Directors, and is alumni of the National Council for Wellbeing's Leadership program.
Heath received a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Oklahoma and completed graduate degrees from the University of Oklahoma in Human Relations, Administrative Leadership, and a Women's and Gender Studies certificate.