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Remembering our veterans every day

Veterans Day, November 11, is a great time to remind everyone that Tulsa area nonprofits help active duty military, veterans and their families year-round. You can help spread this information by sharing one resource –call 211. Veterans make up 11.5 percent of...

Creating CALM Sanctuary

Director Christine Hamner and Assistant Director Amanda O’Brien-Brown bring nearly two decades of experience working with children and families in crisis to the CALM Center, a 24/7 crisis facility for youth ages 10-17. Christine holds a masters in counseling and is a...

Healing Unseen Wounds

Attonia “Toni” Sarch grew up in an abusive home. She excelled at school, left home and earned her nursing degree. She helped direct a California psychiatric long-term care facility until one day her life unraveled. Mental illness and the effects of...

Back to School is here

It’s August! Time for most children to go back to school.  Some children transition easily and happily to school while others struggle.  Most adults become anxious when we start something new. So, it’s no surprise that children are anxious about a new...

Glee star is not alone in his tragedy

Families of adolescents and young adults too often face the tragedy of losing their loved ones to drug and alcohol abuse. The death of Glee star Cory Monteith of a heroin and alcohol overdose brought this senseless loss to everyone’s attention again. A 2011...