January 09, 2020 at 9:43 pm CSTBy Mariah Ellis, FOX23 News
Tulsa, Okla. — The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office held their first meeting to talk about a program that would help children dealing with trauma in our school districts. Sheriff Vic Regalado says they met with the Healthy Minds organization Thursday discussing the program called Handle With Care.
The Sheriff says Oklahoma has one of the highest rates of childhood trauma and unfortunately, he says there are studies that point to these children later on partaking in criminal behavior. He says the goal is to be one step ahead and tackle the issue early on.
Oklahoma City and Cleveland County have already tested the program and are seeing its success, according to Regalado.