On April 25, nearly 200 kids in yellow reflective vests and helmets rode on bikes for two miles to the University of Tulsa campus. The ride was a celebration of a year participating with the Tulsa Bike Club. With the help of Tulsa Public Schools, The University of Tulsa, Two Men and a Truck, Tulsa…
“Like the children in the painting, floating beacons of light into a night sky, Family & Children’s Services provides a light in the darkness, consistently standing as the place to turn when problems seem too difficult to manage alone.” – Gail Lapidus
High-pitched giggles and booming laughter filled the room full of dads brushing and braiding their daughters’ hair. Family & Children’s Services is always looking for new and innovative ways to provide family support, mental health and family engagement opportunities, and the Daddy Daughter Hair Factory fit the bill. The Daddy Daughter Hair Factory was a…
I want to jump into the tiger’s cage, so they will eat me and I’ll die,” said 7-year-old Matthew to his mom during a trip to the zoo. Formerly a happy child, Matthew had become hyperactive, nervous and depressed after being sexually abused at his daycare. He was also compelled to touch objects multiple times…
Did you know that suicides tend to rise in the spring and summer? Strange as it may sound, one reason is warm weather. Deborah Serani writes in Scientific America that when depressed people don’t find that their life’s trajectories are aligning with a season that is supposed to be about happiness and renewal, it can make…
