Midwest Special Needs Trust (MSNT) provides trust services for persons with disabilities. The organization was established as a result of advocacy by parents and professionals who realized that many obstacles hinder planning for the financial future of individuals with disabilities. The organization was created by statute (RSMo 402.199 – 402.220) in 1989. MSNT is a 501(c)(3) general non-profit organization established for the purpose of administering special needs trusts.

Special needs trusts are a type of trust specifically designed for individuals with disabilities. If properly structured and administered, special needs trusts do not affect an individual’s eligibility for benefits such as SSI or Medicaid.

In addition, MSNT administers the Charitable Trust. Funds of the Charitable Trust are used to provide assistance to individuals with disabilities who meet eligibility and income criteria.

MSNT is governed by a nine member Board of Trustees and its operations are conducted by a five person Staff. Board members are appointed by the governor of the State with advice and consent of the Senate. Six Board members are individuals who have a family member with a disability. Three Board members are individuals with expertise in business. Board members serve without compensation and are appointed to 3 year terms.

http://www.midwestspecialneedstrust.org

Bridgeway Behavioral Health, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization that was founded on February 14th, 1978 as Family Alcohol and Drug Counseling Services, Inc to serve clients in need of outpatient substance abuse treatment services. Soon after incorporation, the agency was contracted by the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse (ADA) to provide services which included substance abuse rehabilitation to women and their children living in the Eastern Missouri Region. In 1982 Bridgeway became a United Way member agency and in 1986 we opened a transitional housing facility in Winfield, MO which became the first Oxford House. At this time the agency also received its first contract from the Department of Public Safety to provide counseling services to battered women. The following year Bridgeway began its Residential Treatment Program for men. By 1997 the agency’s domestic violence programs expanded to Troy, MO and the following year the first battered women shelter opened in St. Charles County offering emergency and extended services to women in crisis.

http://www.bridgewaybh.com/

Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health, Inc., (SEMO-BH) has assembled a group of highly trained and skilled professionals dedicated to individualized treatment of your personal and family needs. For more than 30 years our staff has been committed to providing people suffering from chemical dependencies, emotional problems, psychiatric disorders and other crisis of life the most complete treatment services in the region. In addition, SEMO-BH has become a leader in the regional chemical dependency education and outreach network. So that we can meet the needs of those we serve, we offer a variety of services.

The substance-dependent individual does not come stamped from a mold. People of all types of background, education, race or economic standing are vulnerable. In each case the struggle to get treatment is a difficult one. At SEMO-BH we want to make accessing treatment services as easy as possible.

The only way to change your life is to start doing something different today. Make that difference a phone call or e-mail to SEMO-BH. Our professionals will show you how they can help you find a more rewarding life for yourself and your family.

http://semobh.org/

The Missouri Credentialing Board (MCB) is a not-for-profit organization established in 1977 from the (then) Missouri Association of Alcoholism Counselors for the purpose of providing a recognized credential for qualified professionals working in the field of substance use disorders.
MCB is a proud member of IC&RC, which protects the public by establishing standards and facilitating reciprocity for the credentialing of addiction-related professionals. The largest organization of its kind, IC&RC represents more than 40,000 professionals worldwide. The IC&RC web address is www.internationalcredentialing.org.

http://missouricb.com/

InSight is the leading national telepsychiatry provider organization with a mission to increase access to behavioral health care. The InSight team has been practicing telepsychiatry and advocating for the proper use of telemedicine in behavioral healthcare since 1999. InSight brings evaluation and care to underserved consumers who may otherwise go without.

http://insighttelepsychiatry.com

The Real Voices Real Choices Conference, held in August at Tan-Tar-A Resort and Conference Center, and will inform, educate and empower individuals and youth who receive services through the vast array of providers supported by the Missouri Department of Mental Health.  The conference is planned by a committee of volunteers who receive treatment services for substance abuse and addiction, developmental disabilities and mental illness.

Objectives of the conference include:

• Providing a broad range of mental health related topics
• Promoting individuals’ choices when it comes to services and opportunities
• Training in self-advocacy and personal recovery skills
• Increasing awareness of mental health services, developmental disability and addiction support services
• Connecting individuals and youth and families to tools and supports in the community

Intended audience are Individuals or youth living with or in recovery from mental illness or substance use disorder and individuals with developmental disabilities. We also encourage family members and professionals to attend the Real Voices Real Choices Conference.

For more information, please visit: http://dmh.mo.gov/constituentservices/consumerconference.html

For any questions email: consumerconference@dmh.mo.gov

The SE Trauma Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to resolving trauma worldwide by providing state-of-the-art professional training and public education in Somatic Experiencing® (SE™). SE is a powerful psychobiological method for addressing physical and emotional trauma, PTSD, overwhelm, and stress-related conditions. Through our membership association we support the self-organization of a broad international network of passionate, skillful SE practitioners who serve individuals in need and communities in crisis around the globe.

website: http://traumahealing.org