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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...

Why suicide and why at school?

The recent tragic death of a Catoosa ninth grader by suicide at school has everyone asking the questions: why suicide and why at school? There are no definite answers as to why youth attempt and complete suicide. And there is limited research on the psychology of the...

Celebrating 30 Years of Caring

Without you, I don’t know where I’d be today … maybe homeless or …dead.” This 20-year old was one of our record 5,143 clients in the past year, a 12 percent increase over the previous year. With our help, clients improved independence, decreased substance abuse, and...