Published in March 2021 by The Tulsa World. View here. By Gail Lapidus and Terri White Editor’s Note: The Tulsa World sent questions about youth mental health during the pandemic to two experienced advocates: Gail Lapidus, executive director of Family and Children’s Services, and Terri White, executive director of Mental Health Association Oklahoma. Here are…
Family & Children’s Services’ Women in Recovery joined the University of Oklahoma Women and Gender Studies, Tulsa YWCA Immigrant & Refugee Services, and Still She Rises for a lunch discussion on Women and Incarceration on March 25, 2021. The panelists discussed not only the issues, but also possible solutions and hope.
The Child Abuse Network, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Parent Child Center and Family and Children’s Services are using their collective voice to bring attention to April’s designation as National Child Abuse Prevention Month and urging the community to recognize and report, as well as take measures to prevent, child abuse and neglect. In recognition…
Family & Children’s Services Women in Recovery’s Continuing Care Team takes pride in annual traditions such as a holiday party. Due to COVID-19 restrictions this year, a large in-person holiday party was not possible. However, the Continuing Care Team enthusiastically transformed the annual holiday party into a holiday drive-thru event. In all, 113 women and…
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the value and importance of pharmacies in supporting the health and well being of communities across the nation. And in being accessible during times like these, customer sand patients need these services the most. Despite such challenges, the Family & Children’s (F&CS) Pharmacy continues to address unprecedented demand by providing essential medications on a timely basis. When the City of Tulsa…
