Recovery Month: Hope is real. Recovery is real.
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September is National Recovery Month. A tagline for this year’s Recovery Month is: Hope is real. Recovery is real. For Dawn, Jessica, and...


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- Sep 22
Director named for Treatment and Recovery Center of Douglas County
On Sept. 7, Bri Harmon-Moore celebrated her one-year work anniversary as program manager of the Treatment and Recovery Center (TRC) of...


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- Sep 12
BNC receives grant for new treatment program for adolescents and transitional age youth
Thanks to funding from the Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Review Board, the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center will be able to offer...


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- Aug 29
Bert Nash Center's first-ever IDEB manager has passion for equity
When Robyn Wagner started at the Bert Nash Center in April 2021, she was the Community Engagement Coordinator. In that role, she brought...


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- Aug 23
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 CMHC
- Aug 14
WRAP provides Wellness, Resources, Access and Prevention in Douglas County schools
Students and teachers won’t be the only ones going back to school this month. Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center’s WRAP therapists...


Bert Nash CMHC
- Jul 18
July brings awareness to struggles and challenges of minority communities and promotes mental health
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, which was designated in 2008. This year’s theme is “Better Health Through Better...


Bert Nash CMHC
- Jul 5
“I’m so glad we reached out”
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...


Bert Nash CMHC
- Jun 2
New website, new look and feel
On June 5, the Bert Nash Center will launch its new and improved website, bertnash.org. The Center’s last website redesign was in 2015....


Bert Nash CMHC
- May 26
Dave’s Dream became real with creation of Mental Health First Aid instructor position
The goal of Dave’s Dream was to raise the funds to create and sustain a permanent Mental Health First Aid instructor position. The dream...

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- May 10
Bert Nash Center’s Strategic Plan Is “A Living, Breathing” Document
When the BNC began work on its strategic plan in 2021, the organization’s leadership team wanted a plan that could evolve and change.


Bert Nash CMHC
- May 5
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...