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New Mission For Once Troubled Dester Center

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The state’s Laura Dester Center in Tulsa is reopening. The former foster care facility is becoming a clinical treatment center for children. 

Department of Human Services Director Ed Lake says the facility is being fully renovated for its new mission.

The state will operate the facility with the help of the Liberty Mental Health Corporation. Liberty has a similar facility for adults in Enid.