Author: Leigh Woody

OCTOBER 5, 2020 | 2:47 PM Calls have nearly doubled since 2013; fewer than 1 in 5 officers specialize in them. Whitney Bryen  Quinton Chandler  It was almost 11 p.m. when two Oklahoma City police cruisers, red lights flashing, blocked Northwest 106th Street in both directions. As officers walked toward the front door, passing the […]

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MARCH 6, 2020 On February 27th, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office began a partnership to help potentially traumatized students within the Berryhill School District. As of February 27th, when a Deputy responds to a call in the Berryhill area where children are present who may be affected by what has occurred, the Deputy will send […]

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Thursday, February 27th 2020, 8:21 pm By: Amy Slanchik A new program launched Thursday means Tulsa County deputies will be sending a “Handle with Care” notification to Berryhill Public Schools when a deputy respond to a call and a child is there. The new program is meant to bring teachers in the loop, that something […]

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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 […]

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By Eric Swanson | Staff Writer Sep 13, 2019 The Ada Board of Education moved forward Monday with plans for a program to help students who have experienced trauma at home. Voting 4-0, the school board approved an agreement with the Ada Police Department concerning the new Handle With Care program. Board member Doug Haney […]

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Thursday, August 29th 2019, 5:40 pm By: News 9 The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office is implementing a new program this school year to address emotional trauma among students, called Handle With Care.  This partnership allows school districts to know when a child has experienced trauma, allowing them to be handled with care. Last year, the […]

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Updated: 10:23 AM CDT Aug 23, 2019 The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with area schools for the Handle with Care program. It’s a way to protect kids who have been exposed to violence or other trauma. Authorities will communicate with schools in a private way to let administrators and staff know if a […]

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By Jesse Crittenden | Transcript Staff Writer Aug 16, 2019 It’s never too early, or late, to help a child who has been exposed to trauma. That’s the message Cleveland County Sheriff Todd Gibson and the Sheriff’s Office is spreading to local schools with their new program, Handle With Care. The program is aimed at […]

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