The City of Tulsa, along with several community partners, will continue a program that helps contact, educate and connect homeless individuals with social services in the city. The second week of this 8-day program, “Operation Direct and Connect,” will be in effect from October 5 to October 9 and will provide more data for ongoing strategic…
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Launched September 3, the City of Tulsa 911 Mental Health Collaborative is a new initiative that quickly connects non-emergent mental health-related 911 calls to a new member of the 911 dispatch center team – a mental health crisis expert. 911 callers in psychiatric distress can be complex and draining on first responder resources. Diverting these…
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September is a time to share resources and stories in an effort to shed light on suicide and mental health. IDW Publishing and Hasbro are proud to share G.I. Joe #7, an free digital issue in which Scarlett, suffering from the realities of a life of combat, recalls how she found her way to the…
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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…
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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…
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