of Oklahoma adults were estimated to experience any mental illness based on 2023 federal survey data.
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Request TrainingA statewide initiative of The H.O.P.E. Foundation
Healing Minds.
Restoring Lives.
Giving Hope.
Through Mental Health First Aid, trauma-informed education, and community partnerships, we equip people and systems to recognize, respond to, and support those experiencing mental health challenges.
We envision an Oklahoma where mental health is understood rather than feared, where people receive support before crisis, and where justice systems, organizations, and communities respond with compassion instead of stigma.
01 / Why Mental Health First Aid?
Changing the conversation around mental health.
Too often, mental health needs are misunderstood until a situation becomes a crisis—especially within justice systems.
Restored Hope Oklahoma closes that gap by giving everyday people practical skills to recognize concerns, begin a respectful conversation, and connect someone to appropriate help.
of state prisoners surveyed nationally reported a history of a mental health problem.
BJS source →of jail inmates surveyed met the threshold for serious psychological distress in the prior 30 days.
BJS source →02 / Training Programs
Skills that help people recognize and respond.
Training can be tailored to the setting, audience, and realities of the people doing the work.
Adult Mental Health First Aid
For adults who want practical tools to support other adults experiencing mental health or substance use challenges.
Youth Mental Health First Aid
For adults who regularly support adolescents and want to recognize warning signs, respond safely, and connect young people to care.
Training opportunities for
Tap or click each community to see why Mental Health First Aid matters there.
03 / Funding & Partnerships
Help build a statewide culture of care.
Funders and partners can help expand instructor capacity, reach underserved and rural communities, strengthen correctional and reentry partnerships, and keep high-quality training accessible statewide.
Start a partnership conversation →04 / Who We Are
Meet the incorporators of Restored Hope Oklahoma.
We envision an Oklahoma where people experiencing mental health challenges are understood, not feared or criminalized; where support comes before crisis; and where justice systems, organizations, and communities respond with compassion, dignity, and hope.
Incorporator · Founder & CEO, The H.O.P.E. Foundation
J’Shawna Smith, MBA
J’Shawna is a community builder and justice advocate who connects direct service with systems change. As founder of H.O.P.E., she leads rural scholarships, the Annual Day of Hope, Bag of Hope reentry support, and programs inside correctional facilities. She is a Groundwork Project Program Officer, Director of Programming for JJI, and LiveFree Oklahoma Advisory Board member. She also created Love for Us, a support community for women with incarcerated loved ones. She served as a 988 Ambassador leading into Oklahoma’s 2022 launch and is a Mental Health First Aid instructor. Her work centers family healing, reentry, grassroots organizing, violence prevention, wrongful-conviction advocacy, and ending the death penalty.
600+ families served2,000+ housed citizens supported
Incorporator · Founder & Director, Oklahoma Muslim Prison Support
DeBorah Boneta
DeBorah is the founder and director of Oklahoma Muslim Prison Support, an Islamic chaplain, and a justice and reentry advocate serving more than 20 Oklahoma correctional facilities. Her broader community care includes disability advocacy, diaper drives for families with special needs, and regular meal outreach to shelters and encampments. Her hunger-relief leadership also includes helping establish the Surayya Anne Foundation’s Oklahoma City branch and food pantry. A Mental Health First Aid instructor, former Oklahoma DOC Volunteer of the Year, and Oklahoma’s 2026 Remarkable Woman, DeBorah brings deep institutional trust, lived experience, and a lifelong commitment to serving people across faiths and communities.
20+ correctional facilities served2026 Oklahoma Remarkable Woman
05 / Request Training
Bring Restored Hope to your organization.
Tell us about your organization and training goals. Our team will follow up to explore the right fit.
info@wearehope.net