NEWS & NOTES

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...

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: The names for this story have been changed. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, seeking emotional support, or feeling...

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...

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

Shelly Reinke isn’t the same person who came to the Bert Nash Community Mental Health for the first time about a year ago. “You guys made...

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...

In the early 1990s, Beverly Smith Billings and Judy Wright ended up serving together on the board of the local AAUW (American Association...

Principal Jayci Roberson is proud of her Woodlawn Elementary team. That team includes WRAP specialist Cam Cameron. “Cam is an exceptional...

Grateful for Skills, Connections, and Stability

Before I felt so broken, now I feel more alive.