On August 20, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office announced its largest fentanyl bust in department history. KCTV5 spoke with our Chief Clinical Officer, Talina Nelson, about the dangers of this pervasive drug and its impact in our community. Beyond sharing how fatal fentanyl can be, Talina explained how Beacon assists the sheriff's office with substance [...]
Last week, we presented Sgt. James (Jim) Morgan of Smithville Police Department with our Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Officer of the Year award! Jim has been trained as a CIT officer and, in recent years, has become the CIT coordinator at Smithville PD. Jim always makes himself available to the Community Behavioral Health Liaison team [...]
Local law enforcement can rely on Tri-County’s increased team of mental health partners KANSAS CITY, MO. – Tri-County Mental Health added three new Community Behavioral Health Liaisons (CBHLs) strengthening this important community mental health initiative and quadrupling the number of staff in this area. “Now that we’ve gone from one staff person to four, we [...]
