Tulsa’s Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) will receive $5 million for a “Bridging the Gap” project as part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) commitment to invest $825 million in Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) across the nation. F&CS’s Bridging the Gap project aims to improve transitions of care from inpatient or…
Natasha Mitchell, Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) communications specialist, has received a 2021 Bronze Quill Award of Excellence in journalism writing for the project “Greenwood Massacre,” which spotlighted the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre for Bartlesville Monthly Magazine. “This project connects Bartlesville and Tulsa because some 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre survivors migrated and…
Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) is proud to announce we are advancing on October 1, 2021 from a Certified as a Community Mental Health Center (CCMHC) to a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). WHAT IS A CCBHC? EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: For F&CS, CCBHC certification means we will be adding new client support services, expanding our…
On Tuesday, Sept. 28, Amanda Bradley, COPES associate chief program officer, and Krista Lewis, chief program officer of Adult Mental Health and Crisis Services at Family & Children’s Services, received the Community Health Champion Award at the 18th annual Champions of Health Awards presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City.…
Family & Children’s Services Dr. Stevan Lahr joins others on the Real Life Real Talk radio show on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2021, in a discussion about mental health and substance abuse. Real Life Real Talk airs on KBOB 89.9 FM every Thursday afternoon from 2 to 3:30 p.m. CST, and live streams via Facebook at…
