Every parent should consider if a similar traumatic intervention happed with your young child at their school would you be OK? If not, we should advocate for new protocols to be created to avoid future unnecessary trauma infliction on young children. https://t.co/XCNp5so2vW
๐ First, hear from social worker Kathryn Ann Collier on why Oklahoma needs Medicaid expansion.
๐ Then, get involved: with #YesOn802: https://t.co/Sv4AQ975VT
Tulsa County Family Center for Juvinile Justice Director Justin Jones just gave the Tulsa County Stepping Up Committee a tour of the new facility. Amazing facility designed by formerJudge Doris Fransein and Director Jones that puts the needs of the kids and their families first.
The seriousness and frequency of Postpartum Depression for new mothers is often minimized & commonly dismissed, and treatment from sensitive, knowledgeable providers is often difficult to obtain. #GoDoGoodThings https://t.co/8vgMt38eDr
The now former #ODMHSAS Commissioner Terry White deserves praise & accolades, for during her tenure mental healthcare became an everyday term all Oklahomans understand & appreciate. Her #SmartOnCrime campaign changed the policy trajectory In our Stateโs history. Well done,Terry.
โCatchโ kids doing something positive and praise them, โignoreโ negative behavior whenever possible, and watch them grow, learn and thrive. BTW, this general approach works pretty effectively for adults in the workplace, also. #GoDoGoodThings https://t.co/ZEmIWv5XBM
Amazing night at Snowflake Gala with United Way Of Central Oklahoma and its amazing group of volunteers & staff announcement of exceeding goal raising OVER $17 MILLION serving of our most vulnerable citizens with special needs & life issues. Congratulations to everyone!
There has never been a time as right now when we need as never before to focus & reflect on Dr. Kingโs message. We are all Godโs people and we need each other in love, acceptance and hope as we fulfill his dream in the absence of hate, racism and violence. #GoDoGoodThings ๐๐ผ
"Take red and blue out of the conversation. We can take Medicaid expansion as an example. Itโs not a red or blue issue." Wise words on #YesOn802 from @OKPolicy new Executive Director @AhniwakeR: https://t.co/3eJnCdXECW
All Americans need to unite as never before to face down hate, racism and prejudice. Our elected leaders should be on the front lines of this determination. #GoDoGoodThings https://t.co/vsXR3qOj1F
In 2019 there were 47 people who received housing through our programs and in collaboration with our partners in Oklahoma City metro. #GoDoGoodThings https://t.co/dpV8lZOLTr
#CoffeeFirst goes viral! Recent story about The Mental Health Association Oklahomaโs barista training program for people affected by mental illness & addiction is #trending. Congratulations to our heroes as you inspire recovery for others. #GoDoGoodThings https://t.co/s41rIjPNTU
This is a problem. We can have a huge debate on solutions. But the main thing is we have this debate and find those solutions. #GoDoGoodThings https://t.co/MYrA4HMVII
A reminder to everyone the dangers of long-term use of benzodiazepines which are still routinely prescribed by healthcare professionals while never exploring the root causes of their โneedโ through other more healthy approaches. #GoDoGoodThings
RIP Dr. Heather Ashton, who said: โPatients themselves, and not the medical profession, were the first to realize that long-term use of benzodiazepines can cause problems.โ โShe scrupulously declined support of any kind from [#BigPharma].โ #mentalhealth https://t.co/IzHXog8T9r
An amazing acting performance displaying the potential depth of gambling and poly-addiction and its ability to destroy lives and families when untreated. โฆ@esquireโฉ #GoDoGoodThings#UncutGems https://t.co/PUIBtJ9JrU
This not a partisan issue. All politicians, particularly at national level, regardless of party affiliation, have generally looked the other way on homelessness b/c the cost to REALLY address it will steep. OKC & TULSA mayors are trying. #GoDoGoodThings https://t.co/8vjatxv1AB
The need for more outstanding foster families in OK doesnโt address the need for injection of funding for post State custody young adults who have turned 18 and are without adequate follow up that looks close to what intact families provide to their young adult children. #SeeMe
Want to know about a driver of homelessness, incarceration, unwanted pregnancy, addiction? Premier foster families in OK need to be publicly honored & celebrated because they are heroes. And to encourage others to step forward in our need for more.#SeeMe https://t.co/cAWQmLljmQ