CRSOK Opens Tulsa’s
First 24/7 Youth Crisis Evaluation Center - YES Tulsa
Counseling and Recovery Services of Oklahoma (CRSOK) has opened Tulsa’s first 24/7 youth urgent crisis response unit called YES (Youth Evaluation Services) Tulsa. The YES Tulsa facility offers expanded crisis services to children and families to relieve the pressure from local emergency rooms and law enforcement.
If a child or adolescent is having suicidal thoughts, thoughts of self-harm or harming others, experiencing a severe depressive episode, or overwhelming anxiety/panic attacks, they and their caregivers can call or walk-in to YES Tulsa for help. Family/caregivers are included in the process and, once assessments are made, coordination and referrals are provided for the next level of care the child needs.
YES Tulsa is state funded by ODMHSAS and services are inclusive and accessible to all, at little or no cost to clients and their families. Call ahead for an appointment 918.779.HELP or simply walk-in.
SPRING 2023
Board of Directors
CHAIR
Deneisha Johnson
The January Collective
VICE CHAIR
Aaron Armstrong BancFirst
MEMBERS
Rebecca Bennett
Red Door Multimedia Group
Capt. Stephen Boyes
Tulsa Police Department
Shelley Denny
Cherokee Nation Business
Angela Dotson
University of Tulsa
Angela Elmore
Tulsa Community College
Paden Ferguson
Fulcrum
Tyler Hellman
Rogue Recruiting
Dennis Howell
Gig Wage
Jason Prideaux
ORU
Suzi Richards
EyeCare Services Partners
Paula Shannon
Tulsa Public Schools
Joshua Tanusaputra
Career Development Partners
Robin Berkstresser Walters
Rogue Recruiting
BOARD INTERN
Brittany Conley
Leadership Tulsa
Board Member Spotlight
Angela Elmore Tulsa Community College
Angela Elmore is an assistant professor at Tulsa Community College. At TCC, Angela educates Licensed Practical Nurses and paramedics in the Career Mobility nursing program. Angela attended the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she received her bachelor’s degree in Nursing. She received her master’s in nursing education from Capella University.
In addition, Angela has a board certification from ANCC in Medical-Surgical nursing. Angela has 30 years of nursing experience and has worked in Tulsa area hospitals.
Angela has a passion for helping others, teaching, and learning. She joined the board after being asked by a friend. After caring for patients in the hospital who were admitted due to physical needs that occurred from untreated mental health needs, the need for mental health services and resources for the community became apparent.
Angela has four children and one dog who thinks she is a kid. Angela actively serves in the community as a member of the Eastern Oklahoma Black Nurses Association, Oklahoma Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau, and as a board member for the University of Missouri-Columbia Nursing Alumni Association.
Paula Shannon
Tulsa Public Schools
Paula Shannon’s 25-year career in public education spans three states and includes experience as a classroom teacher, literacy coach, curriculum director, and chief academic officer. She currently serves as deputy superintendent at Tulsa Public Schools, providing strategic leadership to the district’s portfolio of schools. Prior to moving to Tulsa, Paula held senior leadership roles at the Syracuse City School District, Achievement First, and the Providence Public School District.
Paula believes that a high-quality education is integral to the foundation of a strong democracy, critical to combating poverty, and a fundamental civil right for all people. She works to bring that vision to fruition by fostering highly effective and empowered teams who share her belief that even the impossible becomes possible through investing in people, designing with the students and communities that we serve, and being relentlessly learner-focused. Paula commits daily to transforming public education systems into places that position educators as learning engineers and unleash the potential of little and big people alike.
Paula holds a bachelor of arts in government and international relations from the University of Notre Dame, a master of education with a focus on curriculum and instruction from Lesley University, and a master in educational leadership from the University of Rhode Island. Paula currently serves on the board of directors of City Year Tulsa. She is also a Pahara Fellow and member of Transcend Education’s Learner-Centered Leadership Lab.
In her spare time, Paula enjoys new adventures with her fiance, Nicole, and spending time with Leo and Harry, her two Standard Poodles. A fun fact about Paula is that she loves her cowboy boots.
Annual Employee Awards
Executive Director Bryan Blankenship presented 1 of 4 Impact Employee of Year Awards to Kelsey Krohner, Integrated Care Team Manager.
Agency Impact
Executive Director Bryan Blankenship presented 1 of 4 Impact Employee of Year Awards to Executive Assistant Liz Haynes.
Executive Director Bryan Blankenship presented 1 of 4 Impact Employee of Year Awards to Miranda Propst, Vitals Technician.
Childrens Services
BOARD CHAIR Pinnacle Award
Executive Director Bryan Blankenship presented 1 of 4 Impact Employee of Year Awards to Lisa Alford, Individual Placement Support (IPS) Supervisor.
Outpatient Children Services Program Director Sara Mahan presented the Childrens Services Employee of the Year Award to Elizabeth Martin, School-Based Therapist.
We are so proud of our Board Chair and Capital Campaign Chair Deneisha Johnson who was named a recipient of a 2023 Pinnacle Award, recognizing — as Mayor GT Bynum put it in his announcement — “women who have distinguished themselves as leaders in our community.” Deneisha, will receive the Health & Wellness Award for being an advocate for behavioral health in Tulsa.
Agency Impact
Agency Impact
Agency Impact
$18,242 Donation!! 2023 Chili Bowl Nationals!
We are so grateful that the 2023 Chili Bowl organizers decided to include The CALM Center as a beneficiary of their 50/50 Charity Raffle which also benefits the DRC Legacy Foundation. Steve Hahn, Emmett Hahn and their family, who own the Chili Bowl, The Tulsa Shootout, and Creek County Speedway chose The CALM Center in memory of Gavin Creason, who worked at the Speedway before his tragic and untimely death in May 2020. Steve’s son and daughter are Gavin’s brother and sister from a different marriage and Gavin was very loved like one of their own. Gavin’s parents believe that Gavin may have benefited from The CALM Center while he was alive.
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Controller Patti Thompson presented the Administrative Support Employee of the Year Award to Becky Rowan, Senior Accountant.
Outpatient Adult Services Program Dir. Sarah Phillips presented Sanctuary Core Team Member of the Year Award to Barbara Richardson, Peer Recovery Support Specialist.
QA/QI Assurance Mgr. Kaitlyn Mosher presented the Medication Management Employee of the Year Award to Caroline Leithner, Nurse Practitioner.
Outpatient Children Services Program Director Sara Mahan presented the Intake and Engagement Employee of the Year Award to Curtis Diggs, Case Manager.
Clinical Director Andre Campbell presented the Program Director of the Year Award to both Sarah Phillips, Program Director, Outpatient Adult Services and Sara Mahan, Program Director, Outpatient Children Services.
Program Director Sarah Phillips presented Outpatient Adult Services Employee of the Year Award to Julie Tate, Recovery Support Specialist.
Operations Director Martha Hauser presented the Sanctuary Employee of the Year Award to Trae Elias, Pharmacy Director.
