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2025 Community Needs Assessment
The Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center (BNC) was established in 1950 as a living memorial to Professor Bert Nash, an educational...
Kristin Soper
2 days ago
Silo Recovery Partnership
As we work to stabilize the Bert Nash Center’s finances, our team is identifying areas for improvement to ensure we can keep providing...
Bert Nash Center
Aug 13
Rebuilding Together With You
Dr. Kirsten Watkins, Interim CEO Bert Nash has been your community mental health center (CMHC) since it was founded in 1950 in memory of...
Bert Nash Center
Aug 5
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.
This month, we honor the essential connection between mental health and lived experience. Race, ethnicity, culture, and environment all...
Bert Nash Center
Jul 14
Message from Dr. Kirsten Watkins, Interim CEO
Since stepping in as the Bert Nash Center interim CEO on June 24, I wanted to reach out and acknowledge the weight of this moment - for...
Bert Nash Center
Jul 3
“I was fortunate to find a good system for myself. How can I create that for others?”
BNC Health & Wellness Coach draws on his own mental health crisis experience to help clients heal. Years before he joined the Bert Nash...
Bert Nash Center
Jun 27
Bert Nash Center Appoints Dr. Kirsten Watkins as Interim CEO
The Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kirsten Watkins as Interim Chief Executive...
Bert Nash Center
Jun 24
Leadership Transition Announcement
Updated June 24th, 4:30 PM Bert Nash Center Appoints Dr. Kirsten Watkins as Interim CEO Patrick Schmitz has resigned his role as Chief...
Bert Nash Center
Jun 24
For hairstylist, her craft is more than a job; it’s a source of healing and a way to make a difference
Ayana has done hair for residents at Transitions, a Bert Nash Center transitional group home. For Ayana, being a hairstylist is not just...
Bert Nash Center
Jun 20
Randall and Tigger are now in a good place — literally and figuratively
Randall and Tigger with welcome home cards made by students from Limestone Community School. Randall has experienced a range of difficult...
Bert Nash Center
Jun 11
New group offerings are truly a group effort
The BNC summer psychosocial group going bowling. With the offering of several new therapy groups for youth at the Bert Nash Center, it...
Bert Nash Center
Jun 4
Bert Nash Center By the Numbers: Understanding Our Work, Our Impact, and Our Challenges
As the designated Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) for Douglas County, the...
Bert Nash Center
May 22
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The Bert Nash Center 2024 Annual Report — Celebrating 75 Years
Annual reports, by definition, highlight the past year’s accomplishments and impact. The 2024 Bert Nash Center annual report is all that and more.
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