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Douglas County Commissioners endorsed the proposed governance structure and bylaws of Behavioral Health Partners, Inc. during their Sept....

In June 2020, days after the murder of George Floyd, Bert Nash Center CEO Patrick Schmitz issued a statement on behalf of the organization in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Part of the statement included a commitment by the Center’s Executive Team to “undertake the important work of evaluating how implicit and unconscious bias are at work within our organization. This is a combination of personal work and organizational work, which we are committed to doing.” In

Note: September is Suicide Awareness Prevention Month. Anyone struggling with thoughts of suicide should call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-8255 or (785) 841-2345. You can also get connected to the Crisis Text Line by texting KANSAS to 741 741. Erica Hill will never forget the phone call from her good friend Caroline Ndwaru. “It’s seared in my brain,” Erica said. “I was in a meeting, and I called her right back. She said, Michelle is gone. I said, what

Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center is excited to be a recipient of a $1.967 million Discretionary Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Community Mental Health Center Grant Program. “We are beyond grateful for this opportunity and what it affords for not only the Center and our staff, but for our community and the people we are privileged to serve,” said Bert Nash Center CEO Patrick Schmitz. Funding from the award will provide

Note: September is Suicide Awareness Prevention Month. Anyone struggling with thoughts of suicide should call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-8255 or (785) 841-2345. You can also get connected to the Crisis Text Line by texting KANSAS to 741 741. Tony Sands spent his football career running away from opposing players. But he couldn’t run away from himself. Football was his identity. But once his playing days were over, Tony, the second all-time leading r