Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have been presented so many different challenges and obstacles that have tested our strength and resiliency. We have been forced to cope with situations we never even imagined, and a lot of us struggled with our mental health as a result. Many people who had never experienced mental…
The Gathering Place recently concluded Love & Harmony, an exhibit highlighting love in the Tulsa community. In addition to the art installation, Gathering Place partnered with Family and Children’s Services’ Women in Recovery and John 3:16 to ensure the effort of celebrating “Love and Harmony” will have continuity throughout the Tulsa community. This initiative was…
Family & Children’s Services can help YOU be Medicaid ready. Oklahomans voted on June 30, 2020, to expand Medicaid eligibility to ALL legal Oklahoma citizens aged 19-64 with income below 138% of the Federal Poverty level. Family & Children’s Services can help you sign up to have coverage before you need it! There are no…
COVID-19 hasn’t been easy for Annie, who has been homeless for quite some time. Harsh weather conditions and other circumstances forced her to move from an encampment and her whereabouts were unknown prior to being temporarily housed at the hotel in February. Because of local community partners, she is thriving and maintains sobriety. Annie has also connected with resources she otherwise would not have been able to have: access to daily showers, hygiene products, daily…
Published in March 2021 by The Tulsa World. View here. By Gail Lapidus and Terri White Editor’s Note: The Tulsa World sent questions about youth mental health during the pandemic to two experienced advocates: Gail Lapidus, executive director of Family and Children’s Services, and Terri White, executive director of Mental Health Association Oklahoma. Here are…
