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...
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News & Notes
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
- 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
- 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
- Feb 9
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...
Bert Nash
- Feb 7
Partnerships Lead To Board Game Therapy Research Study
RPG (Restaurant, Pub and Games), a downtown Lawrence business, and the University of Kansas have partnered on a research study during the...
Bert Nash
- Jan 30
Feedback Important To Center’s Strategic Planning Process
Like any agency, Bert Nash Center is continually striving to improve as an organization and how it delivers services. One way the Center...
Bert Nash
- Jan 23
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,...
Bert Nash
- Dec 5, 2022
Shauna’s Story
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...
Bert Nash
- Nov 5, 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...
Bert Nash
- Aug 10, 2022
Bert Nash Center Achieves Three-Year National Accreditation
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center received some big news this week. The Center was notified Tuesday that it has achieved a...
Bert Nash
- Jul 20, 2022
Market Adjustments Position Bert Nash Center To Retain And Recruit Top Talent
Prices for goods and services have been on the rise, but so are wages for Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center staff. Starting with...
Bert Nash
- Jun 28, 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
- Jun 27, 2022
Bert Nash Center Receives Community Behavioral Health Clinic Certification
Becoming a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) is a big deal. Doing it without the benefit of funding through the...
Bert Nash
- Jun 20, 2022
Accreditation Process “A Big Deal” For Bert Nash Center
As if dealing with all the challenges and obstacles created by a worldwide pandemic wasn’t enough, the Bert Nash Center has been going...
Bert Nash
- Apr 25, 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...
Bert Nash
- Apr 25, 2022
Dynamic Duo: Beverly Billings And Judy Wright To Receive Distinguished Service Award
In the early 1990s, Beverly Smith Billings and Judy Wright ended up serving together on the board of the local AAUW (American Association...
Bert Nash
- Apr 14, 2022
Community And Healthcare Leaders Come Together To Provide Groundbreaking Collaborative Care
Russ Johnson, president and chief executive officer of LMH Health, has worked in healthcare for 38 years. During that time, the way...
Bert Nash
- Apr 12, 2022
Director Named For New Addiction Services Program
Ashley Countryman has been involved with addiction services since her college days at Corner House Inc., in Emporia, including the past...
Bert Nash
- Mar 18, 2022
Adult Services Director Excited For New Role
Dr. Kirsten Watkins will be the new Adult Services director for the Bert Nash Center, effective immediately. She replaces Marsha...