Saturday, July 16, 2022 was the official launch of a new hotline to help people nationwide get the mental health services they need when in a crisis. Similar to 911, 988 is designed for people to call when they need mental health help specifically. Of course, people will still be able to call Tri-County Mental [...]
For the first time, Northland residents can learn about the health and wellness of their community through a free, interactive dashboard created by the Northland Health Alliance (NHA) and mySidewalk. Tri-County Mental Health Services is a member of the Northland Health Alliance. This comprehensive tool uses easy-to-understand language and images to explain the relationships between [...]
Tee Off Fore Tri-County swings into the Northland for a third year. This year's fundraiser will feature even more fun (a few added games and auction items) to entertain participants creating an engaging evening of fun, food, drinks and games. This community fundraiser will be 5:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 3 at T-Shotz, an interactive golf [...]
We recently celebrated National Nurses Month here at Tri-County Mental Health and wanted to highlight our amazing nursing staff. We have three nursing teams at Tri-County. Two of our nursing teams work on the ‘med floor’ which is where our consumers see providers (Nurse practitioners and psychiatrists) about medications to help treat their symptoms, and [...]
NAME: Becky Franklin TITLE: Behavioral Health Therapist and Educator HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN WITH TRI-COUNTY: A little more than two years full-time, but six years part-time prior to that. A few fun questions and answers with our very own Becky Franklin: Who do you look up to and why? I look up to my [...]
Tri-County Mental Health Services depends on local volunteers to help us fulfill our mission. Rickey Pierce is a prime example of a local businessperson who takes the time to get involved and make the Northland a better place. Rickey serves as the Vice President of the Tri-County Foundation Board. The Tri-County Foundation Board is a [...]
Every month is significant at Tri-County Mental Health, but it is nice that the world recognizes May as Mental Health Awareness Month. We wanted to take a minute to look back over this past month to review and summarize some of the many great works of the staff and community as we were busy doing [...]
Daniel Madinger has worked at Tri-County for almost six years and is currently a Transitional Case Manager. Learn more about Daniel in this Employee Spotlight. What do you like to do in your free time? I am currently enrolled at UMKC studying to obtain my MSW (master's in social work), I have two boys who [...]
Tri-County Mental Health Services has purchased the Human Services Building from the Maple Woods Community College. The Human Services Building was built in 1995 to offer a range of services for the area, and Tri-County has been the owner of approximately 25 percent of the building’s space since the beginning. Throughout the years, as Tri-County [...]
December Newsletter - CEO Message from Tom Petrizzo As the year is coming to a close, it is time to look back and contemplate all that has happened. Tri-County Mental Health exists to serve the mental health needs of the Northland, and that means that many of our successes are rooted in challenges. Consider this [...]
