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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Handle With Care-Study #22-080
“After four years of grassroots efforts in 35+ communities and interagency collaboration, Handle With Care has reached a critical threshold for statewide expansion,” said Adrienne Elder, Director of Early Intervention with the Public Health Institute of Oklahoma. In collaboration with community advocates, state agency partners, and Representative Ajay Pittman, the Handle With Care Study #22-080 was a […]
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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STATE SUPER VISIT
By BRIAN D. KING bking@tahlequahdailypress.com HEROKEE Elementary CSchool welcomed Joy Hofmeister, Oklahoma superintendent of public instruction, who came to learn from after-school programs at Tahlequah Public Schools. During her time at the school, she spoke to school administrators on topics ranging from the TPS backpack program to the supper program. TPS has around 3,500 enrolled children, 700 of […]
Police would benefit from assistance of mental health professionals on calls, legislative study shows
JaNae Williams Oklahoman A bi-partisan study held Sept. 13 by Oklahoma’s House Public Safety Committee affirmed that law enforcement would benefit from enhanced participation by mental health professionals on crisis calls. Rep. Randy Randleman, R-Eufaula, and Rep. Collin Walke, D-Oklahoma City, requested the study to establish the need for more mental health crisis units and help […]
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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