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CALM renovation

The CALM Center’s renovation capital campaign is less than $10,000 from its $1.3 million goal, and we need your help to make it the rest of the way. The CALM Center, 6126 E. 32nd Place, a state leader in children’s crisis care, has served well over 4,000 children and...

It’s Heart Month – love your heart

It’s no coincident that February is American Heart Month.  After all, if you love someone, you want them to be happy and healthy.  This is a great time to make a commitment for improved heart health for ourselves and our families. Heart disease is the leading cause of...

You made holidays bright

Thank you to everyone who donated to make Christmas 2016 bright for children, adults and families served by Counseling & Recovery Services of Oklahoma. All 50 children and adults on the angel tree received gifts and every Transitional housing client received a...

Brain disorders affect learning, behavior

In each classroom, 15 percent of children have a mental health/brain disorder affecting their ability to learn and manage their behavior. These children often end up in trouble for not staying on task, disrupting class and acting out. It doesn’t need to happen this...

Mental Health Court changes lives

Montreal remembers when his life began to spiral downhill. He was 12 years old when his brother was murdered. At age 14, he ended up drifting from place to place when his grandmother could no longer care for him. “I self-medicated with marijuana,” Montreal said. “I...

2015: Year of thanks, growth & change

2015 was a year of thanks, growth and change at Counseling & Recovery Services. “How lucky I am that I have something that makes saying goodbye so hard,” a CALM Center client wrote at the end of her seven-day stay. One adult client said, “Good...