Research has shown that people who tend to be more grateful are also more likely to engage in other health-promoting behaviors, including exercising, following their doctor’s recommendations and sticking to a healthier lifestyle. Robert A. Emmons, professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, and a leading expert on the science of gratitude, said…
The Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office was recently awarded a $1.6 million federal grant for the Tulsa County Collaborative Jail Reentry Initiative, which aims to connect defendants struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues with resources both while they are in jail and after they are released. The grant is part of a collaboration…
With mental health conditions among adults on the rise, Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) launched an awareness campaign to educate and inform audiences about depression and the importance of seeking screening. In fact, among F&CS clients, approximately one out of every two clients, or 56%, are diagnosed with depression. In adults 18 and over, 65%…
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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