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Board Member Spotlight: Jennifer Ingraham
When Beacon Mental Health (then Tri-County) wanted to restart its Foundation after a period of dormancy, one of the first calls for volunteer leadership went [...]
Employee Spotlight: Rebecca Kimmerle, Youth Prevention Educator
Get to know Beacon Mental Health's Youth Prevention Educator, Rebecca Kimmerle! How long have you worked at Beacon Mental Health? 1 year What do you [...]
Message from the President: Cooperating to Improve Public Mental Health
On May 23-24, the Eighth Annual Mental Health KC Conference will offer hundreds of local mental health providers, consumers, and interested community members an opportunity [...]
Beyond Awareness, Sparking Change: 2024 Northland Prevention Conference
Join us next month for the annual Northland Prevention Conference, held on March 7 at Platte Woods United Methodist Church. Our Prevention team is doing [...]
The Birth of the Lunch Box
Consumers, visitors and people who work in the Beacon Mental Health building have long waited for the day when they could get a tasty breakfast [...]
Board Member Spotlight: Michele Plumb
Michele Plumb has served on the Beacon Mental Health governing board since 2021, and she has been a hard worker and consistent advocate for the [...]
Employee Spotlight: Autumn Nichole Ray, Integrated Treatment Therapist
Get to know Autumn Ray, our Integrated Treatment Therapist! How long have you worked at Beacon Mental Health? I started as a Contractor at Skylander [...]
Letter from the CEO: Being Proactive with Prevention
Here at Beacon Mental Health, we see and hear some memorable and often heartbreaking stories. Our Crisis Team often meets with someone in their worst [...]
Beacon Staff Making Waves in Family Support Curriculum
Our own Jennifer Wilson and Dawnne Dehne were recently invited to serve as Family Support Provider (FSP) representatives in creating a statewide curriculum for FSPs [...]
Impressive Northland Presence at Missouri Prevention Conference
On November 13th and 14th, 11 Beacon Mental Health employees and 33 coalition volunteers attended the 2023 Missouri Substance Use Prevention Conference in Columbia, MO. [...]
Crisis Intervention Team Officer of the Year 2023
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 [...]
Employee Spotlight: Jennifer Watts, LCSW, Clinical Therapy Manager
Get to know Jennifer Watts, LCSW, our Clinical Therapy Manager. How long have you worked at Beacon Mental Health? I started as an intern in [...]