COVID Updates
OKDHS is grateful to you for caring for Oklahoma’s most vulnerable children and would like to share with you our guidance regarding COVID-19.
COVID
Oklahoma Foster Care
Topics important to parents and children in care.
Foster Care
Foster a Teen
If you are considering fostering a teen – and we hope you are – you might have some important questions. One of them could …
Foster Care
It Takes All Kinds… Why Not You?
OKDHS has an ongoing need for Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) families. Why not you?
Tribal
Roadmap to Fostering Native American Children
Navigating the DHS and Tribal world can be a challenge. Here a few tips to help you along the way and Thank you for fostering our Native American/Alaskan Indian children!
Helpful Tools
Youth Crisis Mobile Response
The Youth Crisis Mobile Response is a statewide mobile response alternative that connects children and families to supports that impact safety, permanency, and well-being.
Helpful Tools
Make Baby’s Room Safe
Every home is different, and no checklist is complete and appropriate for every household, however use this checklist to help ensure that the bedrooms in your home are safer for your child.
Helpful Tools
It Only Takes a Moment
Anyone watching children who are in, on or around water must understand that drowning happens quickly and suddenly.
Helpful Tools
Foster Parent’s Guide to Who Can Provide Care
Sometimes children need a break from their daily routine. Activities, time with their birth family, and friends can build a child’s self-esteem and reduce …
Helpful Tools
Information Sharing Guide
Information DHS can share with foster families Abuse and neglect allegationsReasons children are in custody; specifics help foster parents understand child behavior Social history …
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The Lifebook Movement
A lifebook chronicles a child’s life and connects them to the rest of their history and family traditions. Lifebooks also help children understand their …
