Tulsa County fathers and male caregivers recently released from jail or currently in the David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center will receive parenting education thanks to a new program soon to be launched later this summer by Family & Children’s Services (F&CS). Parenting in Jail for Men will feature Parenting Inside Out (PIO) curriculum…
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Senior citizens are at higher risk of anxiety, depression, and loneliness as we emerge from the pandemic, said Jill Young, Chief Program Officer. “The older population was more isolated during COVID and have unique and often-times unmet mental health challenges,” she said. To assist seniors, Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) is partnering with LIFE Senior…
Family & Children’s Services celebrated the 35th graduating class of its internationally recognized Women in Recovery (WIR) program. This year, 19 WIR graduates walked the stage to accept their diplomas, including mothers and grandmothers to 40 children and seven grandchildren. The graduates are mothers and grandmothers to 40 children and 7 grandchildren. The 19 graduates…
Family and Children’s Services has partnered with the Tulsa Public Schools to provide immediate mobile response teams for students in crisis Two specially trained mobile crisis units, each comprised of a therapist and case manager, have been established exclusively for Tulsa Public Schools to handle mental health crises among students, said Amanda Bradley, COPES Associate…
