Tulsa has been faced with high suicide rates and untreated mental illness. These issues have spiraled into crisis, which overwhelms first responders. As a result, the Community Response Team was formed in response to these needs. This collaboration between Family & Children’s Services COPES, Tulsa Police and Tulsa Fire is a mobile mental health crisis…
On Friday, Sept. 6, employees of Enterprise Holdings, Tulsa Tech, Williams Company, and Schnake Turnbo Frank participated in the 2019 Tulsa Area United Way’s Day of Caring project at Family & Children’s Services’ nine locations. The mission of Family & Children’s Services is to heal hurting and abused children, strengthen families and provide hope and…
Fourteen-year-old Julia was scared, exhausted and depressed. She didn’t have many friends at school and felt isolated. She couldn’t handle the pain she was feeling anymore. However, her mother noticed her behavioral changes and contacted COPES for Kids. COPES, a program of Family & Children’s Services (F&CS), provides support for adults and children in suicidal…
Many local organizations hold school supply drives every year to hand out free supplies to students who need them, but since 2006, the Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors (GTAR) has partnered with Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) to collect items and present a backpack full of toiletries and a new school outfit for children heading…
Rodger says, “I’m so grateful and feel so free now from my past because of my treatment.” F&CS Adult Mental Health division provides outpatient treatment services to clients in drug court, mental health court, female diversion and other programs in Tulsa County. F&CS’s Drug Court saves money and saves lives Rodger has been struggling with…
