What to Do if You’re Worried About Suicide
This article originally appeared on Child Mind Institute website. Reprinted with permission. What do you do when you’re worried that a child might be feeling suicidal? First and foremost, it’s…
Community Response Team Continues to Help Tulsans in Need
Tulsa has one of the highest rates of mental illness and suicide in the nation. Despite the enormity of the problem, state funding for public mental health continues to decline,…
Family & Children’s Services Demands Immediate Legislative Action to Fix State Budget Hole
TULSA, Okla. – Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) implores state legislators to take immediate action to fill the budget hole to ensure that our most vulnerable citizens receive necessary mental health…
After frightening her sister, Kate found COPES
My name is Kate and I am 22 years old. I started being bullied in middle school. The boys started getting taller and the girls were getting prettier, apart from…
The obsession with the Netflix series “13 Reasons Why”
As the Associate Chief Program Officer for Family & Children’s Services Crisis Services, I work in suicide prevention and have been filled with concern about the Netflix series 13 Reasons…