State Representative Ajay Pittman, D-Oklahoma City was recently awarded as House Democrat Legislator of the Year by the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) for her work to address students dealing with trauma in Oklahoma’s Public schools. “It’s an honor to be recognized by OICA for authoring recent legislation that would advance partnerships between law enforcement and schools statewide […]
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Oklahoma Recognized as Top 5 State for Addressing Trauma: Handle With Care
Press Release, July 11, 2022 As the nation struggles to create safer communities, Oklahoma is proud to celebrate being recognized as one of the top five states in the nation to have a statewide Handle With Care initiative. With the help of interagency collaboration, the state has grown from one pilot site to the capacity […]
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HWC OK Partnership with CTIPP (Campaign for Trauma-informed Policy and Practice
Congress has reinstated the process of directing federal funds for local projects, and the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP) is helping organizations apply. In 2011, Congress banned earmarks after particularly egregious and damning stories about pet projects and waste of taxpayer money came to light. Since then, Members of Congress have been unable to fund […]
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OSDE Trauma Summit
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Ellis: Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office to start Handle with Care program to help students with trauma
LINDA MANAUGH 1/10/208:24 AM 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 […]
Oklahoma City mental health emergencies outpace police trained to handle them
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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TCSO and Berryhill Schools begin the first “Handle With Care” program in Northeast Oklahoma
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 […]
TCSO, Berryhill Schools Partner For ‘Handle With Care’ Program
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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Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office to start Handle with Care program to help students with trauma
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 […]
Ada City Schools to launch Handle With Care program
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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