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New Program Helps Break Down Barriers, Care For Whole Person
There can be many barriers to someone getting help. Dr. Nana Dadson, BNC Chief Medical Officer Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center...
Bert Nash Center
Feb 9, 2023
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 Center
Feb 7, 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 Center
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 Center
Jan 30, 2023
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 does that is through surveying the people it serves as well as its community partners, including government entities. Amy Finkeldei, Senior Director of Performance & Quality Improvement That information then is used by the agency in developing its strategic plan. “The survey results play an important in the agency’s strategic planning proces
Bert Nash Center
Jan 30, 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. Mobile Response...
Bert Nash Center
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,...
Bert Nash Center
Jan 23, 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...
Bert Nash Center
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...
Bert Nash Center
Jan 20, 2023
“I trust the people at Bert Nash”
For Phoenix, it’s a matter of trust. “I didn’t trust people, that was my thing before,” she said. But at the Bert Nash Center, she has found people she can trust. “Everyone I have worked with at Bert Nash has been trustworthy, they’ve been supportive, they’ve been understanding,” she said. “I trust the people at Bert Nash.” Phoenix began her involvement with the Bert Nash Center in 2007. Looking back, she wishes she had reached out earlier. “I would have originally been a cli
Bert Nash Center
Jan 17, 2023
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Reflecting on a Year of Resilience: our 2025 Annual Report
In 2025, the Bert Nash Center faced a year of significant challenges as the need for mental health services continued to grow across Douglas County. Even during a time of financial and organizational change, the focus remained the same: making sure individuals and families could continue to access the care and support they needed. With the support of donors, volunteers, community partners, and staff, Bert Nash continued serving nearly 2,500 individuals each month while improv
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