Senator Rosino Honored for Supporting Oklahoma Veterans

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, was recognized on Monday by the Cohen Veterans Network and the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinics at Red Rock for his leadership in expanding access to mental health care for Oklahoma veterans.

Rosino was awarded the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Red Rock 2026 Impact Award in front of a packed room at the provider’s Oklahoma City clinic.

“I’m grateful for this honor, but the providers at the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Red Rock are the real heroes,” Rosino said. “The counselors, clinicians and staff here save lives every day. Through counseling and other proven treatments, they help veterans and their families work through the mental health challenges that can come with military service.”

A retired U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer and chairman of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, Rosino has led efforts to strengthen mental health services for veterans and increase access to care across Oklahoma. After touring the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Red Rock in Lawton, he advocated for an additional facility in central Oklahoma to serve more veterans.

Working with state and community partners, Rosino championed expanding the Cohen Veterans Network to Oklahoma City. Those efforts ultimately culminated in the opening of the local clinic in 2023.

The Oklahoma City clinic is one of about two dozen Cohen Clinics operating in 22 states. Using evidence-based practices, the facility provides high-quality behavioral health care to post-9/11 veterans and their family members dealing with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, anger and grief.

“During my 25 years in the Navy and now in civilian life, I’ve known many service members struggling with the pain from invisible wounds that never healed,” Rosino said. “Timely, effective mental health treatment helps people find stability and hope again, which is why I pushed so hard for the Cohen Veterans Network to open a clinic in Oklahoma City. This facility provides compassionate mental health resources to Oklahoma veterans and their families when they’re hurting and need it most.”

Cohen Veterans Network is a philanthropic organization serving post-9/11 veterans, service members and their families through a nationwide system of mental health clinics.