Family & Children's Services

Family & Children's Services, a premier human service provider in northeastern Oklahoma , provides a range of services for children and families, and comprehensive mental health services for adults and children in nine locations throughout the Tulsa metropolitan area. The agency serves one in six Tulsans.

Family & Children's Services is a member agency of the Tulsa Area United Way and Rogers County United Way . F&CS is a member of the following national organizations: The Alliance for Children and Families, Mental Health Corporations of America and the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare. Family & Children's Services is certified as a community mental health center by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and is accredited by the COA.

Mission

Family & Children's Services shall promote, support, enhance and strengthen the development of family life, and the well being and mental health of families, children and individuals.

Our Beliefs About the Family

Family is the Foundation
We recognize that families and children, regardless of their form, are the foundation of the community.

Supporting Parental Responsibility
We enhance parents’ capacity for having the primary responsibility for meeting their children’s physical, emotional and intellectual needs and for providing moral guidance and direction.

Social Environment Affects Families
We recognize the impact that social, economic and environmental conditions have on the lives of individuals, families and the community. We assist families in building protective factors to guard against these risk factors.

Transitions are Stressors
We recognize that families change constantly as parents and children develop and move through life transitions. We understand that there are predictable stresses on the family unit as a result of these changes.

Connected Families are Stronger
We recognize that isolation can be harmful for individuals and families, and we believe in the importance of having connections with others.

A Strength-Based Orientation Delivers Better Outcomes for Families
We embrace a family-centered, strength-based approach and focus, and build on the strengths and resources of family members.

Cultural Competency is Necessary to Work with Diverse Families
We recognize that family members’ ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds are critical in understanding the strengths of the family.

Families are Resilient
We believe that families can grow and change through enhancing their capacity to support the growth and development of all family members.

Families are Resources
We support families to become resources for their own members, other families and their community.

Parents are the Key Component to Their Child’s Success
We support parents and other caregiver’s in the use of positive parenting practices and being actively involved in their children’s life and learning.