Okla. To get $5m in child welfare services grants

Okla. To get $5m in child welfare services grants


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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma is to receive more than $5 million in federal grants to help fund services for foster children and families. The Oklahoma Department of Human Services is getting


$3.2 million to fund a five-year project to provide mental and behavioral health services for children, youth and families. Several agencies are to partner with the department in providing


the services. A $2 million grant is being awarded to NorthCare for a three-year program to provide care coordination to foster families in Oklahoma County. Both projects are to support the


state's child welfare improvement plan known as the Pinnacle Plan.