About Calm Waters

When Jason was 10, his father died suddenly.  He recalls, “One of my favorite memories is of my time sailing with dad. Whenever the weather got rough, we would go into a cove to take shelter. It was in those calm waters that I felt most safe.”  In the stormy, emotional times that followed his father’s death, Jason longed for the safety and peace of those calm waters again. It is for Jason, and all the other children who have endured loss, that Calm Waters was founded.

Loss can bring on turbulent and frightening times for children and teenagers. Calm Waters is a support center for children whose lives have been changed by death, divorce, or other major loss.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to teach healthy coping skills to children and their families whose lives have been affected by death or divorce.

Quick Facts

• Calm Waters offers FREE grief and divorce support groups to children and their parents/guardians (ages 3-18), and to young adults who are  not parents (ages 19-25).
• Calm Waters was founded in November 1992 at INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center in the Counseling Department.
• In September 1994, Calm Waters added support groups for children whose parents were divorced.
• Calm Waters provides support groups for families/communities who have been traumatized, e.g., Murrah Building bombing; May 3, 1999 tornado.
• In 1997, adult seminars on parenting through divorce were added. These seminars are often mandated by the courts for divorcing parents.
• In 1999, Calm Waters became an independent non-profit organization and is listed with the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations to Calm Waters are tax deductible.
• In 2000 , Calm Waters added a school-based grief support group program to the repertoire of free services offered to the community.
• Calm Waters currently serves more than 2,700 children, youth and adults annually.
• In previous years, Calm Waters served 200 students per year in School-based support groups.  In 2007-2008, more than 800 metro area students (K-12) benefited from this outreach program. In 2008-2009. more than 1,750 children participated in 6-week School-based groups.

Contact us at (405) 841.4800, fax (405) 841.4803, or info@calmwaters.org