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Rustic Cuff Fundraiser

Looking for a great  gift for friends and family? How about giving a Rustic Cuff benefiting mental health and substance abuse services for adults, children and families? $10 of every bracelet sold benefits Counseling & Recovery Services of Oklahoma’s mental health...

Labels lead to discrimination

Labeling helps identify things. We immediately know the difference between a grocery store and a hospital because of labels. Labeling social, ethnic and political groups eliminates human connection and understanding. This leads to judgment, discrimination and violent...

Change takes more than resolutions

Life does not get better by chance. It gets better by change. Jim Rohn Every new year, we think and talk about change, but change requires much more than resolutions to succeed. The book “Get a Life That Doesn’t Suck” states we must close the gap between the life we...

CALM Center gift

Joy in the Cause donated several dozen backpacks filled with Mavis dogs, t-shirts, toiletries, flashlights, and more to children who come to the CALM Center in an emotional, behavioral or substance abuse crisis. “Many children arrive without toiletries or extra...

Labor Day: Work-Life Balance

Parades and speeches filled many community’s streets beginning on Sept. 5, 1882 in New York City, the first Labor Day celebration. Workers used the holiday as a platform to talk about their needs. Today’s workers face different pressures and needs than those when...

Storm trauma

The impact of recent storms will affect our area for some time. Many area residents are still cleaning up and repairing damage. Oklahomans are often victims of severe weather that creates damage, injury and emotional trauma. It’s important to process your emotions and...