The Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) Parenting in Jail program in Okmulgee has reported a 64 percent success rate of graduates who have had more contact with their children because of the program. Ongoing in Tulsa County for six years, the Parenting in Jail program features the Parenting Inside Out (PIO) curriculum designed to deliver…
Before the Oklahoma Families First Program (OFFP), Sonya did not have custody of her children. Due to substance use and criminal justice involvement, her two older children had been removed by the Department of Human Services (DHS) and were living with family members. She started the program while pregnant with her third child. Sonya had…
The 2021 Children’s Mental Health Report examines the growing body of research on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s mental health, including the results of a survey of thousands of parents conducted by the Child Mind Institute. To download report in Spanish (Español) here. CMHR-2021-FINAL
VIRTUAL CLASS Mondays, July 26 – August 30 (6 sessions) 6-8 p.m. Your relationship with your partner may have ended, but it’s in your children’s best interests for you both to be involved in their lives. In this six-week class, parents (one or both) learn: Strategies for cooperative parenting. How to maintain important family relationships.…
VIRTUAL CLASS Tuesdays, July 20 – August 24 (6 sessions) 7-8:30 p.m. Home life and family relationships are still the biggest influences on a teen’s development. In this six-week program, parents of children 13 and older learn about: Teens and technology. The latest in teen drug use prevention. Teen bullying. How brain development affects teen…
