Family & Children's Services CCBHC

FCS Statement on CCBHC News – April 3, 2025

Family & Children’s Services (FCS) has proudly served the Tulsa community for over 100 years and has been a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) since 2021. Over the past century, we have fostered an unapologetically open connection with the Tulsa community and the state of Oklahoma. Recently, our name and role as a CCBHC have faced criticism. While addressing this criticism momentarily diverts resources from serving the community, our commitment to our clients and stakeholders compels us to respond.

CCBHCs were developed in the modern age of transparency. They are, by design, highly regulated, reviewed, and transparent. But well before the CCBHC concept was introduced, FCS’s business practices were a matter of public record, and they still are. Literally. One need not dig any deeper than the FCS website to find current and past Annual Reports. The truth about our financial practices is quite easy to access, and the numbers behind our operations are quite easy for anyone or any entity to verify.

FCS is an integral part of the healthcare continuum in the Tulsa area. We work alongside hospitals, healthcare providers, first responders, police departments, fire departments, and pharmacies to meet critical needs and save lives. Just ask the once suicidal individual who now has hope. Ask the first responders, who rely on necessary interventions made by mental health professionals during crisis situations. Ask the child who is recovering from trauma or the family who has become whole after getting their children back. FCS is not a faceless, aimless, state-funded system. It is, in the truest sense of the word, healthcare.

Despite recent scrutiny tied to funding, which impacts Oklahomans in need, we remain dedicated to our mission of promoting, supporting and strengthening the well-being and behavioral health of adults, children, and families. We are doing everything possible to avoid disruption of care, but the news of a funding pause is concerning. While we learned on April 3 that our mobile crisis funding had been restored through the end of the fiscal year, we remain focused on the need to restore funding simultaneously for our colleagues throughout the state whose ability to maintain access to vital mental health and substance use care has also been impacted. We are aware of the irony that, while we have been tasked with providing comfort and care to our community, we are uncertain ourselves, and our clients are now publicly uncertain about whether our services will remain at their present level. While we are not pulling back on providing lifesaving services to those in need, it would be disingenuous to pretend that the statements made and possibilities asserted are not making us and our clients feel particularly vulnerable.

Media inquiries, please contact Chris Posey at 918-600-3103.

The CCBHC approach helps clients with serious mental health, multiple chronic medical conditions and complex social support needs to achieve the best outcomes. The cornerstone of this model is based on whole-person treatment with a team of providers who specialize in each area of need.

Whole-person care to our clients means we address all aspects of their health — mental, physical and emotional, along with social and crisis needs. This integrative model broadens services beyond traditional treatment to better help those with complex mental health challenges.

Learn more about CCBHCs

CCBHC Funding FactsCCBHC Funding Facts (PDF)
This companion piece presents concrete data to address common CCBHC funding misunderstandings

Our multi-disciplinary teams coordinates a tailored, holistic care plan for each client with strategies that may include:

  • Medication treatment
  • Therapy
  • Health care screenings
  • Social support
  • Housing assistance 
  • Employment services
  • Care coordination with medical providers
  • Lifestyle changes
  • Crisis hotline and mobile support

Our ever-expanding services give hope to those who are most vulnerable, setting them on the path to overall health and well-being and, in the process, making our community a better place for all.

Learn More about How CCBHCs Help the Community

Still have questions about how CCBHCs help the community and you as an individual in the community? Below are more resources that show how you, your friends and family, your constituents, your neighbors, and those in need benefit from CCBHCs.

CCBHC Funding FactsCCBHC Funding Facts (PDF)
This companion piece presents concrete data to address common CCBHC funding misunderstandings

CCBHC Services for AdultsCCBHC Services for Adults (PDF)
CCBHCs provide adults with services designed to help them manage medical and mental health needs

CCBHC Services for ChildrenCCBHC Services for Children (PDF)
CCBHCs ensure children have everything they need to stay healthy and in their homes

Partner Resources

8 Reasons CCBHCs are the Future of Behavioral Healthcare (PDF)

Mental Health Spending By State Across the US – from American Addiction Centers

Mental Health Spending by State Across the US (PDF table) – from American Addiction Centers

How Does Health Spending in the U.S. Compare to Other Countries? – from Peterson KFF HealthSystem Tracker