News & Notes

It really does take a village. Take the case of Gerald, a Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center client, for example. Multiple local...

July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, which was designated in 2008. This year’s theme is “Better Health Through Better...

If you see a soccer ball being kicked around at the Bert Nash Center, it could be that a therapy session is going on. Marc and Kate...

I love helping families navigate the difficulties of life. Seeing them discover their own strengths, build confidence, and learn how to...

Beverly has been receiving case management services from the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center off and on since 1996. But that is...

With everything she has been through, Jacquie has learned an important lesson. To advocate for herself and those she loves. “I’m very...

From an early age, Lindsey had to learn to be independent. That’s not an easy process, especially for someone with her physical...

RPG (Restaurant, Pub and Games), a downtown Lawrence business, and the University of Kansas have partnered on a research study during the...

“My job as a Care Navigator is just the best. The Care Navigators are the first people potential clients meet when they contact Bert Nash...

My name is Anna Palermo and I have had the privilege of working on the Bert Nash Adult Outpatient Therapy Team since November 2021. My...

2022 was a year of big changes for the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center. CARF accreditation, salary market adjustments for staff,...

My journey into mental health started in 2001 when I was a freshman at KU trying to figure out what I wanted to study. I knew I wanted to...

My name is Beth, or Miss Beth as kids like to call me, and I work as a Client Care Specialist in the Child and Family department. I have...

For Phoenix, it’s a matter of trust. “I didn’t trust people, that was my thing before,” she said. But at the Bert Nash Center, she has...

It was about three years ago when I was dropped off at the Lawrence Community Shelter with nothing but the clothes on my back. I had no...

Kyra is second-generation Bert Nash Center team member and was recruited position by family and friends who are now also co-workers. Kyra...

Note: The names for this story have been changed. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, seeking emotional support, or feeling...

Charlie Kuszmaul had an idea to do something that hadn’t been done before, to take therapy services to where the students were — in the...