The Child Abuse Network, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Parent Child Center and Family and Children’s Services are using their collective voice to bring attention to April’s designation as National Child Abuse Prevention Month and urging the community to recognize and report, as well as take measures to prevent, child abuse and neglect. In recognition…
We realize the challenge to protect children has never been greater. Many parents now find themselves in an unprecedented situation with a lack of childcare, indefinite school closures, limited employment opportunities and social isolation. Compounded with uncertainty, anxiety, fear and frustration, the financial and emotional stress brought by the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to create a…
Every child needs a hero. Hurt and abused children need superheroes. Family & Children’s Services Child Abuse and Trauma Services – also known as CATS – leaps giant hurdles to provide hope and healing to nearly 5,000 children each year who have experienced abuse, neglect or trauma. One of CATS’ methods for helping children work…
Did you know that one in 14 children in Tulsa County will be involved in a child abuse or neglect investigation? Oklahoma has one of the highest rates of child abuse in the country. The average child experiences some form of sexual abuse before the age of 18. The long-term effects of child abuse and…
Christine Marsh is the Senior Director of the Child Abuse and Trauma Services at Family & Children’s Services (FCS). Marsh has been the director since 1990 when the program was the Family Sexual Abuse Treatment Program before expanding to serve all types of child abuse and trauma experiences. Marsh is a licensed clinical social worker…
