Take a virtual tour of Legacy Plaza West Thanks to a generous contribution from The Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation, Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) was gifted 8-floors in Legacy Plaza West, the largest in a three-building complex on East 31st Street, formerly Dollar Thrifty’s headquarters. Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences will occupy…
One call can save a life. But, when a person is in a mental health crisis and has to look-up or remember a 10-digit number, precious minutes can be lost. We need a readily accessible crisis response system as an essential component of our nation’s strategy for mental health intervention and suicide prevention. Having a…
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Oklahoma has the tenth highest suicide rate in the country and suicide is the second leading cause of death for Oklahoma youth ages 10-24. That is 31% higher than the national average. And since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a sharp increase in suicide…
Melissa Robinson Melissa Robinson, Program Manager for Family & Children’s Services’ Family Support/Parent Involvement, recently met requirements at the FDC Instructors Institute to be a certified instructor to co-lead trainings in Oklahoma for the National Family Development Credential (FDC) Program. “I will now not only train Family & Children’s Services staff, but others in the state of Oklahoma in the Head Start and Early Childhood Development areas as family development specialists and later advisors,” Melissa said.…
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Tulsa community, Sandra was not prepared to have her hours at work cut, which led to a reduction in her family’s income. Like so many others, she was already living paycheck to paycheck and sustaining a savings was beyond her reach. Sandra’s family was in need of immediate assistance,…
