Fourteen-year-old Julia was scared, exhausted and depressed. She didn’t have many friends at school and felt isolated. She couldn’t handle the pain she was feeling anymore. However, her mother noticed her behavioral changes and contacted COPES for Kids. COPES, a program of Family & Children’s Services (F&CS), provides support for adults and children in suicidal…
Many local organizations hold school supply drives every year to hand out free supplies to students who need them, but since 2006, the Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors (GTAR) has partnered with Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) to collect items and present a backpack full of toiletries and a new school outfit for children heading…
Rodger says, “I’m so grateful and feel so free now from my past because of my treatment.” F&CS Adult Mental Health division provides outpatient treatment services to clients in drug court, mental health court, female diversion and other programs in Tulsa County. F&CS’s Drug Court saves money and saves lives Rodger has been struggling with…
As supported employment and education services at Family & Children’s Services continue to grow, the team is witnessing many successes with helping clients find and keep jobs. Individual Placement & Support (IPS) Supported Employment is an evidence-based approach to supported employment for people living with behavioral health conditions. IPS supports helps people work at regular…
