Tulsa, COPES Pioneer Mental Health Response System
This month, Community Outreach Psychiatric Emergency Services (COPES) and the City of Tulsa are set to introduce a pioneering approach to handling mental health 911 calls, marking a first for…
Community Response Team Transforms Mental Health Support
In 2017, the City of Tulsa took a significant step towards addressing mental health crises by creating the Community Response Team (CRT). At that time, Tulsa was inundated with 13,000…
“You Matter” – National Suicide Prevention Month
In September, for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Family & Children’s Services (FCS) is teaming up with community partners in Tulsa to raise awareness and provide support for mental health…
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…
Collaborative marks Co-Responders Week in Tulsa
Family & Children’s Services (F&CS), the Tulsa Fire Department and the Tulsa Police Department recently commemorated ‘Co-Responders Week.’ The purpose of the weeklong observance is to celebrate and highlight the…