From left: Claudia Arthrell, Gail Lapidus and Glenda Wheeler. After serving Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) for more than 40 years, as of Oct. 1, Claudia Arthrell moves forward to the next chapter in her life – retirement. “There is an old adage that some people attain their highest selfhood in a long career of…
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On Thursday, Sept. 19, Gov. Stitt and several members of his Cabinet visited Family & Children’s Services Women in Recovery to learn more about program initiatives. In his State of the State speech earlier this year, Gov. Stitt requested $1.5 million of his proposed budget toward the program. Read the full transcript of the speech…
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Tulsa has been faced with high suicide rates and untreated mental illness. These issues have spiraled into crisis, which overwhelms first responders. As a result, the Community Response Team was formed in response to these needs. This collaboration between Family & Children’s Services COPES, Tulsa Police and Tulsa Fire is a mobile mental health crisis…
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On Friday, Sept. 6, employees of Enterprise Holdings, Tulsa Tech, Williams Company, and Schnake Turnbo Frank participated in the 2019 Tulsa Area United Way’s Day of Caring project at Family & Children’s Services’ nine locations. The mission of Family & Children’s Services is to heal hurting and abused children, strengthen families and provide hope and…
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Fourteen-year-old Julia was scared, exhausted and depressed. She didn’t have many friends at school and felt isolated. She couldn’t handle the pain she was feeling anymore. However, her mother noticed her behavioral changes and contacted COPES for Kids. COPES, a program of Family & Children’s Services (F&CS), provides support for adults and children in suicidal…
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