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…
In 1983, during the Presidency of Ronald Reagan, April was set aside as National Child Abuse Awareness month as a way of raising awareness for the issues of child abuse in America. The Blue Ribbon that’s associated with child abuse (much as pink ribbons are associated with breast cancer) was first established in 1989, yet…
This is the story of Natalie Dolan, an adoptive parent in Oklahoma who has taken in two children in need. Their lives have been changed for the better thanks to Family & Children’s Services’ child abuse and trauma services. Produced by Rough House Creative Producer/Director – Christopher Long Cinematographer – Charles Elmore Additional Footage –…
