The Missouri Eating Disorders Council leads the development of eating disorders education, awareness, and research initiatives throughout the state and promotes increased access to empirically-supported prevention and treatment services.
website: http://moedc.org
Individuals with special health care needs are those who have or are at increased risk for a disease, defect or medical condition that may hinder the achievement of normal physical growth and development and who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by individuals generally. It is estimated that 18 million children in the United States have special health needs, and an estimated 5.3 million Americans are currently living with disabilities resulting from traumatic brain injury, which is a little more than 2% of the U.S. population.
website: http://dhss.mo.gov
The Missouri Department of Mental Health along with our partners, community provider agencies, other state and local funding agencies is committed to enhancing community employment options for persons we serve. The Department believes that all individuals who want to work CAN work and contribute to their community when given opportunity, training, and supports that build on an individual’s strengths. Our expectation is that everyone of working age and those supporting them should consider work as their first option as fully participating members of their community, and should build on career planning and engage in work that makes sense to them.
Our Vision
Employment is a viable option for all people who want to work.
Beliefs:
Developmental Disabilities Youth Transition & Employment Services
Narcotics Anonymous is a nonprofit, international, community-based organization for recovering addicts, which is active in over 132 countries. Narcotics Anonymous (NA) members learn from one another how to live drug-free and recover from the effects of addiction in their lives.
We are Compass Health Network. Operating only from the highest ethical and professional standards, we provide access to innovative care designed to meet the health needs of the communities we serve. By earning the trust and respect of those we serve, we provide the promise of a better, healthier tomorrow that only an integrated, whole-person health organization can deliver.
Compass Health Network is a Federally Qualified Health Center and Community Care Behavioral health Organization serving the needs of individuals across Missouri through innovative, high quality services delivered in-person and through technology-supported, telehelth services. Individuals are served in the areas of behavioral health, alcohol and drug treatment, supportive housing service, community based behavioral health support, primary care and dental services.
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.
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.
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.
MIMH has informed new knowledge that supports the mental health and wellbeing of persons with behavioral health problems through research and evaluation, policy development, technological innovation, and training. Today, MIMH is poised to become one of the country’s finest health services research organizations dedicated to serving the state and the nation by improving the delivery of behavioral health services.
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:
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
