Let down and locked up: Why Oklahoma’ female incarceration is so high [revealnews.org] by Ziva Branstetter, Allison Herrera, Harriet Rowan and Eric Sagara The stories behind Oklahoma’s disproportionately high female incarceration rate are the subject of an upcoming investigation by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and a forum in Oklahoma City that will explore the experiences…
Family & Children’s Services announces Tina Parkhill as FY18 board president. As the previous chair of the resource development committee, Parkhill enhanced the fundraising efforts of the agency through her inspirational leadership and commitment to F&CS. Q: How do you manage to juggle family, work and community involvement? A: I am very blessed to have a…
During the past century, the Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work has been dedicated to advancing relevant and high-quality knowledge and values of social work practice. These graduates become competent social workers who are elevating the status of people, populations or communities that experience vulnerability and injustice. Throughout the past year, the Anne…
A note from Family & Children’s Services about The Show Remember 13 Reasons Why? The show graphically depicted suicide but doesn’t address prevention and where to get help. Now on the horizon, the film The Show arrives in theaters and is available on demand on Sept. 15. Viewer be warned, the trailer is disturbing and The…
On Saturday, Sept. 2, our COPES team joined thousands of fans at ONEOK Field. As the stadium began to fill up, our team was setting up to bring awareness to those attending the Drillers Game. On the concourse, fans were searching for hotdogs, popcorn and cotton candy. What they didn’t realize, is they would also…
