NEWS & NOTES

YOU created opportunities to ensure quality mental health care remains available for our community members. You made it possible for us to expand our hours and add 33 new positions to keep pace with the increasing demand for mental health care. You made it possible for us to offer summer psychosocial camp for 19 children; you assisted us in helping 32 individuals secure and maintain meaningful employment; and you helped us serve 161 individuals and 22 families who experience

Thank you to Meritrust Credit Union for partnering with the Bert Nash Center to host a Winter Clothing Drive! New or gently used winter clothing are needed to benefit the Bert Nash Center Homeless Outreach team’s efforts to support those who are unhoused in Douglas County. Donations can be dropped off starting November 1st through December 17th between 9:00a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at either Meritrust Credit Union or the Bert Nash Center.

Dr. George Thompson has been an active participant in the planning for the new Treatment and Recovery Center (TRC). Now he is the TRC’s first medical director. Thompson began his duties November 1st. Construction of the facility is expected to be completed in spring 2022. “It’s very exciting to be part of something where there’s a clear vision and collaboration like there has been with this project,” Thompson said. “I’m excited about the opportunity to work with so many wonde

Douglas County health care agencies are collaborating to build an integrated system of care that moves from crisis and illness as a norm...

Behavioral Health Partners, Inc., a nonprofit partnership between LMH Health and Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, provides...