Handle With Care: Oklahoma

HWC Legislation Moving Forward

Creating Connections to Support Oklahoma’s Youth “Handle With Care Oklahoma” is designed to advance partnerships between law enforcement and schools to help provide a safe and supportive academic environment for children recently exposed to traumatic events known as “adverse childhood experiences” (ACEs). ACEs are broad and sweeping events that may include experiencing violence, abuse, or […]

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Program offers a new way to help traumatized kids

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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