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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November 28, 2018 A program begun in West Virginia is taking hold in the Oklahoma City area, and has the potential to do considerable good for youngsters whose home lives are far from ideal. The Oklahoman‘s Darla Slipke wrote Sunday about “Handle with Care,” a collaboration involving the Oklahoma City police and fire departments and city schools. […]
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A new program launched by Oklahoma City Public Schools and the Oklahoma City Police Department offers hope to children suffering from trauma. August 31, 2018 “Handle with care” is a three-letter phrase that could change the life of a child going to school in Oklahoma City. At the beginning of the 2018 school year, Oklahoma […]
The new Roadmap for Resilience: The California Surgeon General’s Report on Adverse Childhood Experiences, Toxic Stress, and Health is the nation’s first guide to address toxic stress by cutting a main cause─adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)─in half in a generation. Salud America! is exploring the roadmap in an 11-part series. […]
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Registration Link:https://registration.xenegrade.com/odmhsastraininginstitute/coursedisplay.cfm?schID=3508https://registration.xenegrade.com/odmhsastraininginstitute/coursedisplay.cfm?schID=3508 This conference will provide current trauma-informed research-based interventions, strategies and informative materials to individuals in the role of Behavioral Health Aides in Oklahoma. There will be a special focus on application in real-world secondary educational settings such as early childhood school based programs, elementary, middle and high schools. This event will feature interactive […]
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“Awareness to Action: Creating Trauma- Informed Schools through Multi-Tiered Systems of Support” The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is hosting a one-day summit to expand upon their previous trauma-informed awareness conferences by offering educators a framework for action. The conference will unpack the Multi-Tiered System of Support, then show attendees how this equitable framework can address the […]
On February 10th, the Oklahoma Sheriffs Association is providing Handle With Care Oklahoma training to 19 new sheriffs at their annual Sheriffs Academy. The Handle With Care Model: “If a law enforcement officer encounters a child during a call, that child’s information is forwarded to the school before the school bell rings the next day. […]
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