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Students and teachers won’t be the only ones going back to school this month. Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center’s WRAP therapists ...

Kyra is second-generation Bert Nash Center team member and was recruited position by family and friends who are now also co-workers. Kyra is experienced and highly skilled in a variety of interpersonal impact and healing arts. As a Certified Behavioral Health Technician, she has training in behavior modification and in supportive counseling. The Bert Nash Center is fortunate to count her as part of our team. At Baldwin Junior High School, Kyra built relationships immediately

Note: The names for this story have been changed. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, seeking emotional support, or feeling suicidal, call or text 988 or call the Kansas Suicide Prevention HQ direct counseling line at 785-841-2345. Every day for a year, Ann’s son wanted to die. “Literally, for one year, every day, he talked about how terrible everything was, that he didn’t deserve to be alive, and that he wanted to kill himself,” Ann said. “For a year, he was like

Charlie Kuszmaul had an idea to do something that hadn’t been done before, to take therapy services to where the students were — in the schools. Twenty-five years later, the cutting-edge school-based mental health program, WRAP (Working to Recognize Alternative Possibilities), is still reaching students in Douglas County schools. Kuszmaul, a former Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center therapist, retired from in 2016, but his vision for WRAP lives on. The groundbreaking pr

Principal Jayci Roberson is proud of her Woodlawn Elementary team. That team includes WRAP specialist Cam Cameron. Jayci Roberson, Woodlawn Elementary Principal “Cam is an exceptional and valued member of our team,” Jayci said. “Our Riverhawks come to school with unique needs, and WRAP allows an unparalleled continuity of care. It is truly a gift that we can give our students. WRAP is an in-school mental health program and a collaborative partnership between the Bert Nash Ce

For 25 years, the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center’s school-based mental health program, WRAP, has played a vital role in the wellbeing of Douglas County students. Like many programs, staffing levels fluctuated over the years, depending on funding. Most recently, the Center was facing reductions in its current WRAP staffing level in order to adjust to rising staffing costs and reductions in financial support. Dr. Anthony Lewis, Lawrence superintendent of schools and P