Women in Recovery’s Remote Microcosm
On March 28, Mayor G.T. Bynam issued a “shelter in place” order for Tulsans to stop the spread of COVID-19. The week prior, Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) had already…
PACT Team’s lifesaving care during C-19
During the COVID-19 crisis, the Family & Children’s Services PACT (Programs for Assertive Community Treatment) team continues to provide lifesaving community/home-based care to the severely mentally ill population. Each day, the team goes above and beyond to deliver medication, food, technology…
The unspoken hero of COVID-19? Technology.
On March 11, the walls of the Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) conference room were lined with sheets of sticky paper filled with plans of action. The F&CS Pandemic Emergency…
The parents are not all right
Photo courtesy of the author Even the most privileged households, the pandemic is exposing the farce of how society treats families. Author: Chloe I. Cooney – Twitter @chloeicooney Reprinted with…
Parents, watch for signs of stress from your kids
Like clockwork, routines and schedules provide children with structure, stability and security. This is all disrupted when schools close for the year and children’s social interaction become limited or virtual.…