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Aug 23, 2023

Community partners work together to help get client housed

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

Bert Nash leadership team adds new members

Bert Nash CMHC

May 5, 2023

Bert Nash leadership team adds new members

The Bert Nash Center’s leadership team has thre e new members. Annas Boyer, Jenn Preston and Travis White have joined the Center’s...

Phased opening of Treatment and Recovery Center will begin April 10

Bert Nash CMHC

Apr 6, 2023

Phased opening of Treatment and Recovery Center will begin April 10

The Treatment and Recovery Center (TRC) of Douglas County will begin a phased opening on April 10. The Douglas County Board of County...

April, Parent Support Specialist: Why I Do What I Do

Bert Nash

Feb 28, 2023

April, Parent Support Specialist: Why I Do What I Do

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

New Program Helps Break Down Barriers, Care For Whole Person

Bert Nash

Feb 9, 2023

New Program Helps Break Down Barriers, Care For Whole Person

There can be many barriers to someone getting help. Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center is continually working to remove those...

Stephanie, Finance Manager : Why I Do What I Do

Bert Nash

Feb 8, 2023

Stephanie, Finance Manager : Why I Do What I Do

Bert Nash

Jan 30, 2023

Sierra, Therapy Client Care Coordinator

“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...

Bert Nash

Jan 30, 2023

Anna, Therapist: Why I Do What I Do

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...

Bert Nash

Jan 26, 2023

Samadia, Therapist: Why I Do What I Do

Bert Nash

Jan 23, 2023

Mobile Response Team Ready To Respond

The man, in his late 70s, showed up at the new Treatment and Recovery Center (TRC) in November and knocked on the door. The Center hasn’t...

Bert Nash

Jan 23, 2023

BNC Welcomes Returning Team Members

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

Tricia, Clinical Nursing Manager: Why I Do What I Do

Bert Nash

Jan 20, 2023

Tricia, Clinical Nursing Manager: Why I Do What I Do

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...

Beth, Client Care Specialist: Why I Do What I Do

Bert Nash

Jan 20, 2023

Beth, Client Care Specialist: Why I Do What I Do

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...

Meet Kyra, Our WRAP Therapist At Baldwin Junior High School.

Bert Nash

Nov 4, 2022

Meet Kyra, Our WRAP Therapist At Baldwin Junior High School.

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

Minority Mental Health Month: Bringing People Together And Building Community

Bert Nash

Jun 28, 2022

Minority Mental Health Month: Bringing People Together And Building Community

Note: July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Mary Kirkendoll is all about initiating meaningful conversations. That’s how she...

BNC Leadership Members Take On Expanded Roles

Bert Nash

Jun 27, 2022

BNC Leadership Members Take On Expanded Roles

As the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center undergoes some major cultural shifts with becoming a Certified Behavioral Health Clinic...

Bert Nash

May 3, 2022

May Spotlights Mental Health Awareness

Mental Health Month is all about creating awareness, not only during the month of May, but every day. Emily Rhamy “That’s what the...

Bert Nash

May 2, 2022

It’s Personal By Lisa Cyrus

Coming into peer support work validated so many things for me. I once heard a peer say, “peer support work made me see that my pain and...

Dr. Anthony Strickland Recognized For Pioneering Work

Bert Nash

Apr 25, 2022

Dr. Anthony Strickland Recognized For Pioneering Work

Dr. Anthony Strickland wears many hats. He’s the chief medical officer for a hospital in Excelsior Springs, Mo. He is the medical...

Alyson Wingert First-Ever Recipient Of Restoring Lives Award

Bert Nash

Apr 24, 2022

Alyson Wingert First-Ever Recipient Of Restoring Lives Award

When Alyson Wingert started the MAP (Manufacturing and Production) program two years ago, she was looking for community partners. One of...

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