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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 [...]
Board Member Spotlight: Derek Kautio
Derek Kautio is the President-Elect of the Beacon Mental Health Foundation, and has served on the Board for 3 years. He has been a helpful [...]
Letter from the CEO: Holidays, Loneliness and Looking Forward to 2024
Among all the other things clamoring for our attention in 2023, ranging from Travis & Taylor to the painful news from the Middle East and [...]
Tee Off 2023: Another Successful Year Raising Funds for Mental Health in the Northland
From the pre-party held on the brand new pickleball courts at T-Shotz, where guests were buzzing with excitement in anticipation of our new brand reveal, [...]
Mark Your Calendars for GivingTuesday Next Month!
What are you doing on Tuesday, November 28? That day is GivingTuesday—a global day of giving where people all over the world come together to [...]
Prevention Podcast
Our very own Sierra Thomas, Community Prevention Specialist, was recently featured on the Prevention Perk podcast to share her unique path to prevention and why [...]