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The Department of Mental Health, Division of Behavioral Health, is recognizing three Outstanding Performers for Housing, Supported Employment, and Recovery Support Services.  These awards go to agencies that exemplify the DMH Mission of serving, empowering, and supporting Missourians to live their best lives.

Landmark Recovery Center prioritizes reaching people where they are at and providing support to build their recovery capital for long term recovery success. They distribute NARCAN; visit local shelters; provide transportation; offer numerous support groups and individualized peer coaching services; and offer various pro-social activities such as art classes, sporting tournaments, float trips and barbecues.  Many of the services provided are designed to provide support to the entire family.

Landmark Recovery Center has been successful in creating numerous partnerships to better serve and unite the local recovery community. The partnerships include Probation & Parole Officers using their RCC space to connect clients to their services; the local Cole County Jail Pretrial Services utilizing staff for release resources and connections to treatment; collaboration with local treatment providers; a strong partnership with National Alliance for Mental Illness; weekly attendance at local municipal court; attending resource fairs at local prisons; and creating a Recovery Week with the local Treatment Court team. Additionally, Landmark has contracts in place to provide peer services for the Callaway County Drug Treatment Court and family services for the Callaway Family Court.  Landmark has founded the Capital City Recovery Coalition where community partners meet every other month to discuss community issues and is working towards becoming an official chapter of the Missouri Coalition of Recovery Support Providers.

This year’s Outstanding Performer for Supported Employment Award goes to Burrell Behavioral Health – Springfield.

Burrell Springfield has been an Individual Placement and Support provider for over six years. They have consistently scored in the highest range of fidelity, which is the exemplary range.  They have strong leadership support that has instilled a culture of employment throughout the agency.  The leadership and guidance provided by the IPS supervisor has been highly praised.

Their team was one of the first to qualify for an abbreviated fidelity review process, which is reserved for only the highest performing teams with lower turnover.  At their last review, the program was highlighted for their integration and collaboration with the treatment team, strong documentation, and creative strategies for supporting people with the career goals.  Their annual employment rates have consistently been higher than state and national averages.

Their employment program really embodies the spirit of “Employment is Recovery.”