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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September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Oklahoma has the tenth highest suicide rate in the country and suicide is the second leading cause of death for Oklahoma youth ages 10-24. That is 31% higher than the national average. And since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a sharp increase in suicide…
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