Tulsa World Column: Mental health tragedies avoided
NOTE: This is an op-ed published by The Tulsa World (view here) By Dee Harris, Community Advisory Board On Oct. 10, 2018, a headline in the Tulsa World read, “Tulsa…
FCS therapist brings Cherokee voices to World Social Work Day
Kristi Whitaker, a COPES therapist at Family & Children’s Services, has collaborated with the Cherokee Nation for the fourth time to translate the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) yearly…
If you call COPES, these are the people who answer the call
Community Outreach Psychiatric Emergency Services (COPES) is a telephone crisis line and mobile crisis service that responds 24/7 to children and adults experiencing severe emotional or behavioral disturbances or psychiatric…
Community Response Team launches February 13
UPDATE: The Community Response Team is set to launch February 13 on a twice-a-week basis after being awarded a $106,000 grant from the Tulsa Area United Way, with a goal…