News & Notes

Jesse Belt was the second person hired to work at the Treatment & Recovery Center (TRC) of Douglas County.   He is now the TRC’s first...

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

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

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

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

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

“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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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