Three Selected to Receive the Missouri Mental Health Champion Award [Jefferson City, MO] The Missouri Mental Health Foundation is proud to honor the recipients of the 2014 Missouri Mental Health Champion Awards on June 3rd at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City....
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The National Council for Behavioral Health recognized Dr. Keith Schafer, Director of the Missouri Department of Mental Health, with the Inspiring Hope Award on Tuesday evening, May 6, at the Awards of Excellence ceremony in Washington DC. Schafer...
New place for Places for People, a New Haven for the Homeless By: David Baugher, Special to the Beacon Friday, December 12, 2010 There was no need to break ground, but breaking down walls was certainly on the agenda. “I think it symbolizes the barriers of...
In Health, by Robert Joiner, Beacon Staff St. Louis Beacon For years, poor people suffering from a combination of mental and physical health conditions have had few options beyond walking through the door at an emergency room or finding a bed in a nursing home until...
CONGRATULATIONS 2014 MENTAL HEALTH CHAMPIONS! Ms. LuAnn Reese, Middlebrook Mr. Quentin Miller, Bowling Green Mr. Robert Harrison, Columbia To learn more about our Mental Health Champions, please select the following link: [Announcement – 2014 Award...
Other states look to replicate innovative Missouri program that focuses on disease management in people with severe mental illness. Select the link to read the full story. [ Disease-Management-3700-Program...
In Spring 2013, the Missouri Mental Health Foundation partnered with the University of Missouri-Columbia (Health and Behavioral Risk Research Center) and the Missouri Institute of Mental Health to examine attitudes and stigma towards mental illness (bipolar disorder,...
What is the Children’s Grove? It is a symbol of love, hope and commitment to support the safety and nurturing of youth. CLICK HERE to… Read...
Much of the national discussion about what led to the Newtown tragedy has centered on Asperger’s syndrome due to its possible link to the 20-year-old gunman who murdered… Read More
