After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, the Community Response Team (CRT) has resumed services in Tulsa. CRT is an integral part of the City of Tulsa’s Community Policing program. This 3-person co-responder model consisting of Tulsa Police Department (TPD), Tulsa Fire Department (TFD) and Family & Children’s Services Community Outreach Psychiatric Emergency Services (COPES) responds…
Seeking solutions on how to cope and/or lead others during an extended, uncertain pandemic? Join Family & Children’s Services for a brief 30-minute “Friends of F&CS” Zoom chat hosted by F&CS staff including Dr. Stevan Lahr, medical director of F&CS Psychiatry programs. Many TV viewers in the Northeast Oklahoma watch Dr. Lahr on recurring KOTV…
Natasha Mitchell, F&CS communications specialist, has received a 2020 Bronze Quill Award of Merit – Social Media Programs from IABC/Tulsa. Natasha, who joined F&CS in 2018, handles the agency’s external social media channels and assists with internal and external content management. The Tulsa Chapter’s International Association of Business Communicators’ (IABC) Bronze Quill Awards recognize outstanding…
Cox Communications hosted an internal campaign in July called “Cox Connecting Through Kindness,” which encourages employees to find small acts of kindness to share with several partner nonprofit agencies that make a big difference to colleagues, neighbors and strangers in the Tulsa community. After careful consideration, Family & Children’s Services was chosen by company employees,…
Worried? Stressed? Emotionally Exhausted? If you’re having a hard time coping and adapting during this pandemic, our trained mental health professionals are available 24/7 by phone to support you and help you develop new ways to cope during COVID. The COPES COVID Emotional Support Line supports and helps teachers and parents having a hard time,…
